CVE-2025-8009 Path traversal in Security Ninja – WordPress Security Plugin & Firewall
Authenticated administrators can read arbitrary files on the server via a path traversal vulnerability in the Security Ninja WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8009?
CVE-2025-8009 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in cleverplugins Security Ninja – WordPress Security Plugin & Firewall, published on 24 Jul 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-36
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8009?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8009?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8009 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-8009 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8009 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8wmc-rr78-8pf9.