CVE-2026-11912 Missing authorization in Simple File List
Unauthenticated attackers can delete and modify files on the server due to missing authorization checks in the Simple File List WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-11912?
CVE-2026-11912 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in eemitch Simple File List, published on 20 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11912?
How do I fix CVE-2026-11912?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-11912 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-11912 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11912 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h7pv-3jqw-7hgc.