Simple File List Plugin up to 3.2.7 on WordPress ee-downloader.php eeFile path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Simple File List Plugin up to 3.2.7 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file ~/includes/ee-downloader.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument eeFile can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-1119. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Simple File List Plugin up to 3.2.7 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file ~/includes/ee-downloader.php. The manipulation of the argument eeFile with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 04/20/2022. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-1119 since 03/28/2022. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

By approaching the search of inurl:~/includes/ee-downloader.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Simple File List Plugin

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• 3.2.0
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3
• 3.2.4
• 3.2.5
• 3.2.6
• 3.2.7

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