4.9Medium

CVE-2026-17602SSL Zen <= 4.7.42 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read via 'file_name' Parameter

sslzen SSL Zen — SSL Certificate Installer & HTTPS Redirects Published: 2026-09-25 10:40 (1 month ago)

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.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-22

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

Vendor	Product	Versions
sslzen	SSL Zen — SSL Certificate Installer & HTTPS Redirects	≤ 4.7.42

References and patches

CVSS score

4.9Medium

Source: Wordfence · CVSS 3.1

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

All scores (2)

cna	CVSS 3.1	4.9Medium
security@wordfence.com	CVSS 3.1	4.9Medium

EPSS (chance of exploitation in 30 days)

0.54%

higher than 46% of all CVEs

CISA assessment (SSVC)

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial

Timeline

ID reserved2026-07-27
Published2026-09-25 10:40
Reached IP-DB2026-10-24 23:41
Last updated2026-09-25 17:17

Assigned by (CNA): Wordfence
NVD status: Deferred

View at source: CVE.org · NVD

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