CVE-2025-7518

RSFirewall! <= 1.1.42 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Read

mediumImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

4.9

CVSS Score

4.9

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

1.1.43

Patched in

Time to patch

Description

The RSFirewall! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.42 via the get_local_filename() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=1.1.42

PublishedJuly 11, 2025

Last updatedJuly 12, 2025

Affected pluginrsfirewall

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fd7b0eef-3b8e-4272-bbd7-ad52088d0835?source=api-prod

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