CVE-2025-8009
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.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.61%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.61% probability · 47th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-36
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/security-ninja/trunk/modules/core-scanner/core-scanner.php#L186
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/security-ninja/trunk/modules/core-scanner/core-scanner.php#L33
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3333048/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/51ee45f8-9978-48ec-8f87-229dc82938a8?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.