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CVE-2020-12832 affects the WordPress Simple File List plugin before version 4.2.8. The plugin fails to properly validate user-supplied path input, allowing an attacker to traverse directories and target files outside the intended file-management scope. The provided content specifically states that the flaw can be used to delete arbitrary files. Although one supporting summary refers to path traversal for file access, the primary description identifies the security impact as arbitrary file deletion caused by improper verification of attacker-controlled input.
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Specific vulnerability template referenced in a nuclei-templates pull request for CPE format correction.
A path traversal vulnerability in the WordPress Simple File List plugin, allowing attackers to access files outside the intended directory.
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