BitFire <= 4.5 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The BitFire Security – Firewall, WAF, Bot/Spam Blocker, Login Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.5 via the bitfire_* directory that automatically gets created and stores potentially sensitive files without any access restrictions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data from various files like config.ini, debug.log, and more when directory listing is enabled on the server and the ~/wp-content/plugins/index.php file is missing or ignored.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-6722
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fv5p-jgq7-gfm9
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72320980-733d-4fe6-9a13-39c476b77298?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3335461%40bitfire&new=3335461%40bitfire&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3334399%40bitfire&new=3334399%40bitfire&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Sources
- CVE-2025-6722 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-6722 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fv5p-jgq7-gfm9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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