CVE-2025-15020 (GCVE-0-2025-15020)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-14 05:28 – Updated: 2026-01-14 19:16
VLAI?
Title
Gotham Block Extra Light <= 1.5.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read via 'ghostban' Shortcode
Summary
The Gotham Block Extra Light plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.0 via the 'ghostban' shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gothamdev Gotham Block Extra Light Affected: * , ≤ 1.5.0 (semver)
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Credits
Bhumividh Treloges
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