CVE-2026-114444

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

The Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal WordPress plugin before 2.191 does not restrict its File System Watcher file viewer to Super Admins or to the files it legitimately tracks, allowing a non-super-admin administrator, including a subsite administrator on WordPress multisite, to read the contents of sensitive tracked files such as the main configuration file and disclose the site's authentication keys, salts and, on a standard install, database credentials.

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS score

4.4 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-30 06:16:45.700000

Last modified

2026-10-30 14:16:39.007000

View original CVE JSON

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  "id": "CVE-2026-114444",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-30T06:16:45.700",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T14:16:39.007",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "value": "The Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal WordPress plugin before 2.191 does not restrict its File System Watcher file viewer to Super Admins or to the files it legitimately tracks, allowing a non-super-admin administrator, including a subsite administrator on WordPress multisite, to read the contents of sensitive tracked files such as the main configuration file and disclose the site's authentication keys, salts and, on a standard install, database credentials."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "product": "Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
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              "lessThan": "2.191",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
          "baseScore": 4.4,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 0.7,
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      }
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            },
            {
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  "references": [
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      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4f3e845e-2f30-4ea2-9a42-4adf01840d94/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}