sslzen SSL Zen Plugin up to 4.7.42 on WordPress file_name path traversal

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A vulnerability has been found in sslzen SSL Zen Plugin up to 4.7.42 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument file_name causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-17602. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in sslzen SSL Zen Plugin up to 4.7.42. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument file_name 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. The summary by CVE is:

The SSL Zen — SSL Certificate Installer & HTTPS Redirects plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.42 via the 'file_name' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-17602 since 07/27/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Vendor

• sslzen

Name

• SSL Zen Plugin

Version

• 4.7.0
• 4.7.1
• 4.7.2
• 4.7.3
• 4.7.4
• 4.7.5
• 4.7.6
• 4.7.7
• 4.7.8
• 4.7.9
• 4.7.10
• 4.7.11
• 4.7.12
• 4.7.13
• 4.7.14
• 4.7.15
• 4.7.16
• 4.7.17
• 4.7.18
• 4.7.19
• 4.7.20
• 4.7.21
• 4.7.22
• 4.7.23
• 4.7.24
• 4.7.25
• 4.7.26
• 4.7.27
• 4.7.28
• 4.7.29
• 4.7.30
• 4.7.31
• 4.7.32
• 4.7.33
• 4.7.34
• 4.7.35
• 4.7.36
• 4.7.37
• 4.7.38
• 4.7.39
• 4.7.40
• 4.7.41
• 4.7.42

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