Description
The RSFirewall! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.42 via the get_local_filename() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Published: 2025-07-12
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-21212 The RSFirewall! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.42 via the get_local_filename() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00037}


Sat, 12 Jul 2025 09:30:00 +0000

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Description The RSFirewall! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.42 via the get_local_filename() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Title RSFirewall! <= 1.1.42 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Read
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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Rsjoomla Rsfirewall!
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:34:57.914Z

Reserved: 2025-07-11T21:09:28.884Z

Link: CVE-2025-7518

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-14T14:40:23.000Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-12T10:15:26.217

Modified: 2025-07-15T13:14:49.980

Link: CVE-2025-7518

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T23:05:31Z

Weaknesses