CVE-2025-11705
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS 3.1
Description
The Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 4.23.81 due to a missing capability check combined with an information exposure in several GOTMLS_* AJAX actions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Affected WordPress components
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Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall Plugin · gotmlsUp to and including 4.23.81View on WordPress.org
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- scheeeli Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall — Up to and including 4.23.81
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3379118/gotmls
- research.cleantalk.org https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-11705/
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e2c8838c-d29a-4df8-85b3-6e440ba7f962?source=cve
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record