CVE-2026-111234
SimplePie through 1.9.0 contains a local file read vulnerability that allows malicious feed servers…
- Risk score
- 40/100
- CVSS
- 5.9 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.3%
- Published
- 15 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- SimplePie through 1.9.0 contains a local file read vulnerability that allows malicious feed servers to read server files by supplying file:// URLs in redirects or autodiscovery links. Attackers can return a Location header or feed link pointing to a file:// path, causing file_get_contents() to read files accessible to…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 5.9 medium
References
- https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-rss-file-redirect
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie/blob/76cccb1b2c5dcaf44f304c925ab30c0f48643992/src/File.php#L160-L176
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie/blob/76cccb1b2c5dcaf44f304c925ab30c0f48643992/src/File.php#L289-L293
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie/blob/76cccb1b2c5dcaf44f304c925ab30c0f48643992/src/HTTP/Psr18Client.php#L75-L157
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie/issues/968
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie/pull/991
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/simplepie-through-1.9.0-local-file-read-via-file-redirect
Original description
SimplePie through 1.9.0 contains a local file read vulnerability that allows malicious feed servers to read server files by supplying file:// URLs in redirects or autodiscovery links. Attackers can return a Location header or feed link pointing to a file:// path, causing file_get_contents() to read files accessible to the web server process.
Last activity 15 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.