WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2025-4222 Deferred

Database Toolset: Sensitive information exposure

Database Toolset is affected by sensitive information exposure. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Successful exploitation can disclose data that should not be available to the caller.

CVE / CNA score 5.9 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Database Toolset
Plugin slug
database-toolset
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 03, 2025
Weakness
CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

This CVE was published May 03, 2025 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Database Toolset to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical 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.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary and upstream sources