CVE-2025-8009

4.9 MEDIUM 0.7% exploit odds No fix listed Disclosure Network gear

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network with an admin-level account. High risk of data exposure.
Exploit odds: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2025-07-24 08:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 10:06 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 4.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2025-07-24 08:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 10:06 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-36
Record status: Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.9

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record