Security Ninja – Secure Firewall & Secure Malware Scanner - 5.201 - 5.242 - Authenticated…
Priority LOW 24CWE-36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00723 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleverplugins | Security Ninja – WordPress Security Plugin & Firewall | 5.201 – 5.242 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Security Ninja – WordPress Security Plugin & Firewall Vendorcleverplugins Affected 5.201 – 5.242 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8009
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8wmc-rr78-8pf9
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/51ee45f8-9978-48ec-8f87-229dc82938a8?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/security-ninja/trunk/modules/core-scanner/core-scanner.php#L33
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/security-ninja/trunk/modules/core-scanner/core-scanner.php#L186
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3333048/
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- TI-2024-21333 WordPress SEO Booster plugin <= 3.8.9 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-41628 WordPress SEO Booster plugin <= 6.1.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2021-07029 SEO Booster < 3.8 - Admin+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2022-04562 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2024-12404 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-8009 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-8009 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8wmc-rr78-8pf9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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