CVE-2025-8009

MEDIUM

Security Ninja - WordPress Security Plugin & Firewall <5.243 - Info...

Title source: llm

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.

References (4)

[Product] https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/security-ninja/trunk/modules/core-scanner/core-scanner.php#L186

[Product] https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/security-ninja/trunk/modules/core-scanner/core-scanner.php#L33

[Product] https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3333048/

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/51ee45f8-9978-48ec-8f87-229dc82938a8?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 4.9

EPSS 0.0013

EPSS Percentile 31.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-36

Status published

Products (1)

cleverplugins/Security Ninja – WordPress Security Plugin & Firewall 5.201 - 5.242

Published Jul 24, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026