Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 18, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-7772

Description

The Malcure Malware Scanner — #1 Toolset for WordPress Malware Removal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 16.8 via the wpmr_inspect_file() function due to a missing capability check. 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 products

WordPress/Wp Malware Removalinferred
Range: <=16.8
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-malware-removal
WordPress/Malcure Malware Scannerllm-fuzzy
Range: <=16.8

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvd
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/18ce05fa-0b10-4796-9e78-03e653b862danvd

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