CVE-2025-54021

WordPress Simple File List plugin <= 6.1.14 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability

State: Published
Severity: 7.5 High
Published: Aug 20, 2025
Updated: Apr 28, 2026
Reserved: Jul 16, 2025

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Mitchell Bennis Simple File List simple-file-list allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Simple File List: from n/a through <= 6.1.14.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.5 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	Patchstack

Weaknesses

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Simple File ListMitchell Bennis	6.1.14 and earlierAffectedfrom 6.1.15Not affected

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/simple-file-list/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-file-list-6-1-14-arbitrary-file-download-vulnerability?_s_id=cvevdb-entry

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