CVE-2025-8009 (GCVE-0-2025-8009)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-24 07:22 – Updated: 2025-07-24 13:16
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Security Ninja – Secure Firewall & Secure Malware Scanner - 5.201 - 5.242 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read
Summary
The Security Ninja – WordPress Security Plugin & Firewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 5.242 via the 'get_file_source' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to extract sensitive data, including the contents of any file on the server.
Severity
4.9 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-24 13:16 UTC
CWE
- CWE-36 - Absolute Path Traversal
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| cleverplugins | Security Ninja – WordPress Security Plugin & Firewall |
Affected:
5.201 , ≤ 5.242
(semver)
|
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