Vulnerability · Published Jul 24, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2025-8009Security Ninja – Secure Firewall & Secure Malware Scanner - 5.201 - 5.242 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read

Medium 4.9

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A medium-severity security flaw in Security Ninja – WordPress Security Plugin & Firewall from cleverplugins. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.9Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
cleverplugins	Security Ninja – WordPress Security Plugin & Firewall	5.201 – through 5.242

Weakness: CWE-36 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Affected products (as reported)

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