CVE-2025-32633 WordPress Database Toolset Plugin <= 1.8.4 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Attackers can delete arbitrary files on the server via path traversal in the Database Toolset WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-32633?
CVE-2025-32633 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in neoslab Database Toolset, published on 11 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in neoslab Database Toolset database-toolset allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Database Toolset: from n/a through <= 1.8.4.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-32633?
How do I fix CVE-2025-32633?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-32633 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-32633 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-32633 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7cqj-6r5p-jp63.