Medium 6.5Published Feb 20, 2026

CVE-2026-24953WordPress Simple File List plugin <= 6.1.15 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 12:23 AM ET)

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Every CVE for Mitchell Bennis Simple File List

Exploited in the last 30 days

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 <= 6.1.15.

CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Patchstack
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Apr 28, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Mitchell Bennis Simple File List mitchell_bennis:simple_file_list (from the name)	through 6.1.15; fixed at 6.1.16	CNA record

References

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/simple-file-list/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-file-list-plugin-6-1-15-arbitrary-file-download-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	vdb-entry

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