WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Perfmatters < 2.6.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Overwrite via 'snippets' Parameter

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`.

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 2.6.0

References

Classification

Type
LFI
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
hoshino
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-04-09 (about 1 month ago)
Added
2026-04-09 (about 1 month ago)
Last Updated
2026-04-10 (about 1 month ago)

Other