{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16616 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16616 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-16616 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Simple File List, published on 19 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-16616 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-16616 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Simple File List, published on 19 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16616 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Unknown Simple File List. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16616/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16616/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-16616","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16616/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-16616","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-jff9-wc66-9356"],"analysis":{"component_type":"cms_plugin","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read","account_takeover"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"WordPress plugin","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files and move critical files via path traversal in the Simple File List plugin, risking data exposure and site takeover.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"path_traversal"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"WPScan","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":8.6,"severity":"high","source":"cisa-adp","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-22","name":"Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory"}],"description":"The Simple File List WordPress plugin through 6.3.11 does not validate the source path of a file-move operation reachable by unauthenticated users, allowing them to read arbitrary files on the server and to relocate critical files out of the web root, leading to sensitive information disclosure and potential site takeover.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Simple File List \u003c= 6.3.11 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read and Move via Path Traversal","id":"CVE-2026-16616","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"path_traversal","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Simple File List \u003c= 6.3.11 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via File Description","id":"CVE-2026-16617"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Librest: weak random number generation in pkce implementation","id":"CVE-2026-16615"},"products":["Simple File List"],"published":"2026-08-19","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-08-19","vendors":["Unknown"]},"summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files and move critical files via path traversal in the Simple File List plugin, risking data exposure and site takeover.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16616/"}