CVE-2026-4351HIGH 8.1EPSS p32.4%

CVE-2026-4351CVE-2026-4351

Description

The Perfmatters plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file overwrite via path traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.9. This is due to the `PMCS::action_handler()` method processing the bulk action `activate`/`deactivate` handlers without any authorization check or nonce verification. The `$_GET['snippets'][]` values are passed unsanitized to `Snippet::activate()`/`Snippet::deactivate()` which call `Snippet::update()` then `file_put_contents()` with the traversed path. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite arbitrary files on the server with a fixed PHP docblock content, potentially causing denial of service by corrupting critical files like `.htaccess` or `index.php`.

Scoring

CVSS 3.18.1 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.41% probability of exploitation · percentile 32.4% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z
Published2026-04-10
Last modified2026-04-24

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-22

References

  1. https://perfmatters.io/docs/changelog/
  2. https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c172ab2b-ce1f-4a0d-b31f-b75ff2f03506?source=cve

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')cwe-220%live

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