CVE-2025-32633 HIGH

CVE-2025-32633: WordPress Database Toolset Plugin <= 1.8.4 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Vendor Neoslab
Product Database Toolset
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published April 11, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Neoslab Database Toolset versions 1.8.4 and earlier contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by disrupting the site's availability. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited over the network. The scope is changed, meaning the impact extends beyond the vulnerable component itself.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site unavailable or unresponsive by exploiting the path traversal flaw.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site could become unavailable or experience service disruption without warning or user action.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 11, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated