CVE-2022-1119 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Simple File List WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Download via the eeFile parameter found in the ~/includes/ee-downloader.php file due to missing controls which makes it possible unauthenticated attackers to supply a path to a file that will subsequently be downloaded, in versions up to and including 3.2.7.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.85772.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

eemitch

Simple File List

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 3.2.7

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:simplefilelist:simple-file-list:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Simplefilelist Subscribe	Simple-file-list Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qIZXTzEpI4tO6832vk1KfsSAroT0FY2l--THlhJ8z3c/edit
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-file-list/trunk/includes/ee-downloader.php?rev=2071880
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/075a3cc5-1970-4b64-a16f-3ec97e22b606
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ff21241d-e488-4460-b8c2-d5a070c8c107?source=cve

History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Simple File List <= 3.2.7 - Arbitrary File Download

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2022-04-19T20:26:35.000Z

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:35:16.664Z

Reserved: 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-1119

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-04-19T21:15:13.810

Modified: 2026-04-08T19:17:49.467

Link: CVE-2022-1119

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-22

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