CVE-2026-111234SimplePie through 1.9.0 Local File Read via file:// Redirect
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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.
- CVSS
- 5.9 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-73
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
SimplePie simplepie simplepie:simplepie (from the name) | through 1.9.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie/issues/968issue-tracking
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie/pull/991issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-rss-file-redirectexploit, technical-description
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie/blob/76cccb1b2c5dcaf44f304c925ab30c0f48643992/src/File.php#L160-L176technical-description
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie/blob/76cccb1b2c5dcaf44f304c925ab30c0f48643992/src/File.php#L289-L293technical-description
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie/blob/76cccb1b2c5dcaf44f304c925ab30c0f48643992/src/HTTP/Psr18Client.php#L75-L157technical-description
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepieproduct
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/simplepie-through-1.9.0-local-file-read-via-file-redirectthird-party-advisory
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