CVE-2023-44227
WordPress Simple File List Plugin <= 6.1.9 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mitchell Bennis Simple File List.This issue affects Simple File List: from n/a through 6.1.9.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Simple File List Plugin <= 6.1.9 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mitchell Bennis Simple File List.This issue affects Simple File List: from n/a through 6.1.9.
- Record
CVE-2023-44227- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-48586
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mitchell Bennis Simple File List.This issue affects Simple File List: from n/a through 6.1.9.
- Record
EUVD-2023-48586- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-69r5-mj5p-r3g4
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mitchell Bennis Simple File List.This issue affects Simple...
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mitchell Bennis Simple File List.This issue affects Simple File List: from n/a through 6.1.9.
- Record
GHSA-69r5-mj5p-r3g4- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mitchell Bennis Simple File List.This issue affects Simple File List: from n/a through 6.1.9.
- Record
CVE-2023-44227- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-44227 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mitchell Bennis Simple File List, published April 17, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.