# CVE-2022-1119: Simple File List <= 3.2.7 - Arbitrary File Download

> Unauthenticated attackers can download arbitrary files from the server via path traversal in the Simple File List WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m665-jg8v-5m5r

## What is CVE-2022-1119?

CVE-2022-1119 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in eemitch Simple File List, published on 19 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1119?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Simplefilelist Simple-File-List.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1119?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1119 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1119 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1119 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Simple File List FileRead POC (github_poc): https://github.com/z92g/CVE-2022-1119
- WordPress Simple File List <3.2.8 - Local File Inclusion (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1119.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in eemitch Simple File List

- [CVE-2020-12832](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12832/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-3208](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3208/): Simple File List < 4.4.13 - Page Creation via CSRF (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-3062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3062/): Simple File List < 4.4.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-3207](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3207/): Simple File List < 4.4.12 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1119 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1119 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in eemitch Simple File List, published on 19 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1119 exists.

Affected product: eemitch Simple File List. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1119/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1119/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1119
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1119
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1119

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1119/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.