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That viewer can read sensitive tracked files such as wp-config.php, exposing authentication keys, salts and, on a standard install, database credentials.","severity":"high","cvss":null,"epss":0.0017,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["multisite","package","self-hosted","wordpress","wordpress-plugin"],"not_affected_if":["no-file-system-watcher-use","plugin-version-2.191-or-later"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed plugin version in the WordPress admin Plugins screen or in the plugin's main file header; unknown if the sources do not give a file path.\n- Confirm whether the plugin's File System Watcher feature is in use on the site.\n- On multisite, check which subsite administrators have accounts.","fix":"- Update the plugin to version `2.191` or later.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-30T06:16:45+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T06:28:39+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-30T06:30:05+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-30T18:23:38+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-30T06:30:05Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update the plugin to version `2.191` or later.","reach":"internet","title":"WordPress security plugin lets non-super admins read site secret keys","impact":"high","summary":"The Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner WordPress plugin before 2.191 lets a non-super-admin administrator, including a subsite administrator on multisite, open its File System Watcher file viewer. That viewer can read sensitive tracked files such as wp-config.php, exposing authentication keys, salts and, on a standard install, database credentials.","audience":"businesses","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["wordpress","wordpress-plugin","multisite","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.7,"fix_status":"available","needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"Attacker reads database credentials and authentication keys from wp-config.php","analyst_note":"Confirm whether the File System Watcher is enabled by default and which files it tracks; the NVD entry does not give a severity score.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed plugin version in the WordPress admin Plugins screen or in the plugin's main file header; unknown if the sources do not give a file path.\n- Confirm whether the plugin's File System Watcher feature is in use on the site.\n- On multisite, check which subsite administrators have accounts.","plain_action":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["plugin-version-2.191-or-later","no-file-system-watcher-use"],"who_is_affected":"Sites running the Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal WordPress plugin before 2.191, especially multisite networks where subsite administrators hold accounts. 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The exposure requires an administrator account that is not a super admin; sites with only trusted super admins are less exposed. 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