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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-22484 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.
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Thu, 24 Jul 2025 07:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title Security Ninja – Secure Firewall & Secure Malware Scanner - 5.201 - 5.242 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read
Weaknesses CWE-36
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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2025-07-24T13:16:52.588Z

Reserved: 2025-07-21T21:53:13.604Z

Link: CVE-2025-8009

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-24T13:16:50.267Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-24T08:15:30.880

Modified: 2025-07-25T15:29:19.837

Link: CVE-2025-8009

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses