Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-4222Database Toolset <= 1.8.4 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Backup Files
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity information exposure in Database Toolset from neoslab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| neoslab | Database Toolset | 0 – through 1.8.4 |
Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa452a9a-9e26-41a1-8dea-4bafaf735bee?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/database-toolset/trunk/admin/class-database-toolset-backup.php#L76
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/database-toolset/trunk/admin/class-database-toolset-admin.php#L247
- https://www.guyshavit.com/post/cve-2025-4222