Database Toolset <= 1.8.4 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Backup Files

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE CVE-2025-4222
CVSS Medium (5.9)
Publicly Published May 2, 2025
Last Updated May 13, 2025
Researcher Guy Shavit
Description

The Database Toolset plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.4 via backup files stored in a publicly accessible location. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data from database backup files. An index file is present, so a brute force attack would need to be successful in order to compromise any data.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug database-toolset (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.8.4
Patched Version
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