CVE-2025-7518 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2025-7518

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

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Robert Kruczek
  • Kamil Szczurowski

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

RSFirewall!
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: July 12th, 2025
Last Modified: April 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection
T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation
Impact