CVE-2025-15020: Gotham Block Extra Light <= 1.5.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read via 'ghostban' Shortcode

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-01-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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.

Affected products

gothamdev Gotham Block Extra Light: through 1.5.0

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gotham-block-extra-light/trunk/premium/ghostban.php?marks=56#L56
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3438393/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b194b241-d8f4-430c-b00c-d84190026bad?source=cve

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