4.9
/ 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
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.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2025-8009
Source
Wordfence
Published
Jul 24, 2025 at 07:22
Modified
Jul 24, 2025 at 13:16
Affected Product
Vendor
cleverplugins
Product
Security Ninja – WordPress Security Plugin & Firewall
Version
5.201
Affected Versions
cleverplugins Security Ninja – WordPress Security Plugin & Firewall 5.201
CWE Classification
References
- www.wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/51ee45f8-9978-48ec-8f87-229dc82938a8
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/security-ninja/trunk/modules/core-scanner/core-scanner.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/security-ninja/trunk/modules/core-scanner/core-scanner.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3333048/