CVE-2025-8009: cleverplugins security ninja – wordpress security plugin & firewall Absolute Path Traversal
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-8009 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Absolute Path Traversal vulnerability in cleverplugins security ninja – wordpress security plugin & firewall. EPSS estimates a 0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 24-07-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 24-07-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- wordfenceSource4.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.67%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
51%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.06 pp
From 0.61% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cleverplugins1 product
- security ninja – wordpress security plugin & firewall≥ 5.201, ≤ 5.242
Wordpress1 product
- security-ninja≥ 5.201, ≤ 5.242 (fixed in 5.243)
2 vendors · 2 products