CVE-2026-17602
SSL Zen <= 4.7.42 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read via 'file_name' Parameter
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
The SSL Zen — SSL Certificate Installer & HTTPS Redirects plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.42 via the 'file_name' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- sslzen SSL Zen — SSL Certificate Installer & HTTPS Redirects
through 4.7.42
References 8
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- browser/ssl-zen/tags/4.7.42/ssl_zen/classes/class.ssl_zen_admin.php#L496
- browser/ssl-zen/tags/4.7.42/ssl_zen/classes/class.ssl_zen_admin.php#L492
- browser/ssl-zen/tags/4.7.42/ssl_zen/classes/class.ssl_zen_admin.php#L54
- browser/ssl-zen/tags/4.7.12/ssl_zen/classes/class.ssl_zen_admin.php#L496
- browser/ssl-zen/tags/4.7.12/ssl_zen/classes/class.ssl_zen_admin.php#L492
- browser/ssl-zen/tags/4.7.12/ssl_zen/classes/class.ssl_zen_admin.php#L54
- changeset?reponame=&old=3701590%40ssl-zen&new=3701590%40ssl-zen