CVE-2020-36847

Simple File List < 4.2.3 - Remote Code Execution

9.8 CriticalPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

43.5%Up 43.3 points since Jul 12, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.8

Simple File List < 4.2.3 - Remote Code Execution

Record: CVE-2020-36847
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-30797 9.8

Record: EUVD-2020-30797
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-34hm-qhxq-8vfv 9.8

The Simple-File-List Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up...

Record: GHSA-34hm-qhxq-8vfv
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.8

Record: CVE-2020-36847
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Simple File List WordPress Plugin 4.2.2 - File Upload to RCE	2025-07-22
Metasploit	WordPress Simple File List Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution	2020-04-27

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-36847 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Eemitch Simple File List, published July 12, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 43.5%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.