CVE-2020-36847

Critical · 9.8

CVSS

9.8

EPSS

43.5%

Published

Jul 12, 2025

CISA due date

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The record

The Simple-File-List Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 4.2.2 via the rename function which can be used to rename uploaded PHP code with a png extension to use a php extension. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server.

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Introduced	Fixed