Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 20, 2026
Simple File List <= 6.3.7 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated File Modification via simplefilelist_edit_job AJAX Action
CVE-2026-11912
Description
The Simple File List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file modification due to insufficient authorization checks in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete and modify files on the serve. This vulnerability is exploitable even when the administrator has not enabled the AllowFrontManage setting, because the is_admin() check unconditionally short-circuits the guard before that setting is evaluated.
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Affected products
1- Range: <=6.3.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-file-list/tags/6.3.6/includes/ee-functions.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-file-list/tags/6.3.6/includes/ee-functions.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-file-list/tags/6.3.6/includes/ee-functions.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-file-list/tags/6.3.6/includes/ee-list-display.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-file-list/tags/6.3.6/simple-file-list.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetmitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/509a40d2-a33a-49ba-b858-fa8805127a1bmitre
News mentions
2- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 15, 2026 to June 21, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Jun 25, 2026
- 25 WordPress Plugin CVEs Drop in Three Days: File Deletion, SSRF, and XSS Dominate the BatchVypr Intelligence · Jun 22, 2026