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CVE-2020-12832

WordPress Plugin Simple File List before 4.2.8 is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers delete arbitrary files because the application fails...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
May 13, 2020
Published Date
May 13, 2020
Last Updated
August 04, 2024
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
Description
WordPress Plugin Simple File List before 4.2.8 is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers delete arbitrary files because the application fails to properly verify user-supplied input.
Tags
nuclei_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.8 - CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

7.5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2025-10-05 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2302759 https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-file-list/#developers https://ctulhu.me/2020/05/16/cve-2020-12832/

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
The Shadowserver (via CIRCL) 2025-10-05 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-12832.yaml 2026-06-01 15:34:28 UTC

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Nuclei