CVE-2025-15020
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.
Published:Jan 14, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 20, 2026
EPS:Jan 14, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00057
CVSS Score:6.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Gothamdev
Product
Gotham Block Extra Light
Gothamdev
Gotham Block Extra Light
Vendor
Wordpress
Product
Wordpress
Wordpress
Wordpress
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
