Authenticated arbitrary file read via unchecked AJAX actions
Published Oct 29, 2025 · Updated Oct 29, 2025
Missing authorization in Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall through 4.23.81 allows remote authenticated users to read server files. Several GOTMLS_* admin-ajax actions return requested file contents without verifying that the caller has the required WordPress capability. Subscriber-level access is sufficient to retrieve sensitive files readable by the web server, while no write or execution impact is reported.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall through 4.23.81 allows remote authenticated users to read server files. Several GOTMLS_* admin-ajax actions return requested file contents without verifying that the caller has the required WordPress capability. Subscriber-level access is sufficient to retrieve sensitive files readable by the web server, while no write or execution impact is reported.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-11705
- Published
- Oct 29, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 29, 2025
- Vendor
- Eli Scheetz
- Product
- Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 29, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 29, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=* <=4.23.81
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Attacks
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Reported exploitation
- Wordfence blocked attacks targeting CVE-2025-11705reported exploitation
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