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

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

Announced Source revision 1
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CVE-2026-17602

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-17602

SSL Zen — SSL Certificate Installer & HTTPS Redirects

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "vendor": "sslzen",
    "product": "SSL Zen — SSL Certificate Installer & HTTPS Redirects",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "semver",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "4.7.42"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-17602

Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

medium

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#2051 · Revision 1
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