CVE-2025-7772 Missing authorization in Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor
Authenticated subscribers can read arbitrary server files due to missing capability checks in the Malcure WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-7772?
CVE-2025-7772 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor, published on 18 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Malcure Malware Scanner — #1 Toolset for WordPress Malware Removal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 16.8 via the wpmr_inspect_file() function due to a missing capability check. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7772?
How do I fix CVE-2025-7772?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7772 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-7772 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7772 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wjpq-g983-5gx7.