Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-3065

CVE-2025-3065:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Database Toolset WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 1.8.4) contains a critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-3065. The vulnerability was disclosed on April 24, 2025, and involves insufficient file path validation that allows unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server (NVD). The plugin has been temporarily closed since April 22, 2025, pending a full security review (WordPress Plugin).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Path Traversal issue (CWE-22) that stems from improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory. It has received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 9.1 CRITICAL with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H, indicating high severity with network accessibility and no required privileges or user interaction (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server. This capability is particularly dangerous as it can lead to remote code execution when critical files, such as wp-config.php, are deleted (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The plugin has been temporarily closed and is not available for download pending a full security review. Users are advised to remove the plugin until a patched version is released (WordPress Plugin).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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