Description
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.
Published: 2026-09-25
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title SSL Zen <= 4.7.42 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read via 'file_name' Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-25T07:40:27.771Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T16:30:48.671Z

Link: CVE-2026-17602

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-25T08:16:40.247

Modified: 2026-09-25T08:16:40.247

Link: CVE-2026-17602

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Updated: 2026-09-25T09:15:19Z

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