Vulnerability · Published Sep 25, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

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

Medium 4.9

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A medium-severity path traversal in SSL Zen — SSL Certificate Installer & HTTPS Redirects from sslzen. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.9Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
sslzen	SSL Zen — SSL Certificate Installer & HTTPS Redirects	0 – through 4.7.42

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Affected products (as reported)

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