CVE-2026-12119: medium-severity vulnerability in eemitch Simple File List
Simple File List <= 6.3.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Operations (Deletion / Move / Folder Creation / Download) via 'frontmanage' Shortcode Attribute
Published · Updated
13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 6.5epss 0.5%
exploitation probability
0.5%top 62% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
The Simple File List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized file operations due to a missing authorization check on the 'frontmanage' shortcode attribute in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to perform arbitrary file operations including deletion, move, folder creation, and download. An attacker can create a draft post containing the 'eeSFL' shortcode, render it via the post preview endpoint to harvest the nonce needed to authorize the operations, and then submit file operation requests that bypass the intended authorization checks in includes/ee-list-ops-bar-process.php.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected products
eemitch · Simple File ListRelated CVEs — eemitch Simple File List
In the same product, most dangerous first.
CVE-2020-36847CRITICALSimple File List < 4.2.3 - Remote Code ExecutionEPSS 45.3%CVE-2022-1119HIGHSimple File List <= 3.2.7 - Arbitrary File DownloadEPSS 20.0%CVE-2026-11911HIGHSimple File List <= 6.3.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal in 'eeSubFolder' ParameterEPSS 1.2%CVE-2026-11912HIGHSimple File List <= 6.3.7 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated File Modification via simplefilelist_edit_job AJAX ActionEPSS 0.5%
References
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-file-list/tags/6.3.6/includes/ee-front-end.php#L140https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-file-list/tags/6.3.6/includes/ee-list-display.php#L341https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-file-list/tags/6.3.6/includes/ee-list-ops-bar-display.php#L25https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-file-list/tags/6.3.6/includes/ee-list-ops-bar-process.php#L50https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3579098%40simple-file-list&new=3579098%40simple-file-list&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f1ed51a3-c049-4816-ada1-49f7edcb9a6f?source=cve