CVE-2025-7518
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-07-12
Last updated on: 2025-07-15
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | 6.8 |
| rsfirewall | rsfirewall | 1.1.43 |
| php | php | 5.4 |
| rsfirewall | rsfirewall | 1.1.42 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-22 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a Path Traversal issue in the RSFirewall! plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.1.42. It occurs via the get_local_filename() function and allows authenticated attackers with Administrator-level access or higher to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially exposing sensitive information.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If exploited, this vulnerability can allow an attacker with Administrator-level access to read sensitive files on the server. This could lead to exposure of confidential data, which might compromise the security and privacy of the system and its users.