CVE-2025-4222 (GCVE-0-2025-4222)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-03 01:43 – Updated: 2025-05-13 17:48
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
neoslab Database Toolset Affected: * , ≤ 1.8.4 (semver)
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Credits
Guy Shavit
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