CVE-2025-4222 Database Toolset <= 1.8.4 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Backup Files
Unauthenticated attackers can extract sensitive data from publicly accessible database backup files 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-2025-4222?
CVE-2025-4222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in neoslab Database Toolset, published on 3 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4222?
How do I fix CVE-2025-4222?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4222 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-4222 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4222 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w988-x7hh-qmg5.