CVE-2025-68591 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-68591: WordPress Simple File List plugin <= 6.1.18 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Mitchell Bennis
Product Simple File List
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published December 24, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mitchell Bennis Simple File List simple-file-list allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Simple File List: from n/a through <= 6.1.18.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Simple File List versions 6.1.18 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify or delete files they should not have access to. An attacker with low-level site access can alter file integrity or cause service disruption. Update to a version newer than 6.1.18 to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or delete files without proper permission checks.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized file changes or deletions by low-privilege users; potential data loss or site instability.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 24, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated