Is CVE-2020-12832 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-12832 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-12832?

CVE-2020-12832 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-12832?

CVE-2020-12832 has an EPSS score of 7.13% (93th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12832?

Upgrade simple-file-list to 4.2.8 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-12832

CRITICALEPSS 93th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

WordPress Plugin Simple File List before 4.2.8 is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers delete arbitrary files because the application fails to properly verify user-supplied input.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

simple-file-listNVD

Affected:< 4.2.8Fixed in:4.2.8CVE-2020-12832derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

7.13%probability of exploitation in 30 days

93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Vendor Advisory1

wordpress.org

Other references1

ctulhu.me

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CVE-2024-23897	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-32315	High	8.6	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-29464	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-26086	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-22005	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-5902	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.