CVE-2026-4351 PUBLISHED

Perfmatters <= 2.5.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Overwrite via 'snippets' Parameter

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 17.03.2026 Published: 10.04.2026 Updated: 10.04.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.1

Product Status

Vendor perfmatters
Product Perfmatters
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.5.9 (incl.)

Credits

  • Phú finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE