CVE-2026-12119 Missing authorization in Simple File List
Authenticated contributors can perform arbitrary file operations like deletion, move, and download due to missing authorization checks in the Simple File List plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-12119?
CVE-2026-12119 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in eemitch Simple File List, published on 20 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Simple File List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized file operations due to a missing authorization check on the 'frontmanage' shortcode attribute in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to perform arbitrary file operations including deletion, move, folder creation, and download. An attacker can create a draft post containing the 'eeSFL' shortcode, render it via the post preview endpoint to harvest the nonce needed to authorize the operations, and then submit file operation requests that bypass the intended authorization checks in includes/ee-list-ops-bar-process.php.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12119?
How do I fix CVE-2026-12119?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12119 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-2026-12119 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12119 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-45x9-67jx-vx44.