WPMasterToolKit (WPMTK) – All in one plugin <= 2.5.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) to Arbitrary File Read and Write
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 2.6.0
- Affected Plugin
- WPMasterToolKit (WPMTK) – All in one plugin
- Affected Version
<= 1.15.0- CVSS
- 7.2High
- Weakness type
- CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CVE
CVE-2025-3300
At a glance
CVE-2025-3300 is a high-severity Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the WPMasterToolKit (WPMTK) WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.15.0. It carries a CVSS score of 7.2 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Administrator level or above. The issue is fixed in version 2.6.0; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed April 2025, reported by nquangit.
Vulnerability Overview
The WPMasterToolKit (WPMTK) – All in one plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read and modify the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Reaching this weakness in WPMasterToolKit (WPMTK) <= 1.15.0 takes an account at Administrator level or above. Path traversal happens when user-controlled text is used to build a filesystem path without being constrained to an intended directory, so sequences like ../ walk the resolved path somewhere else.
Depending on the operation, it means reading files outside the intended folder — wp-config.php being the usual target — or writing to and deleting paths the web server can touch. For WPMasterToolKit (WPMTK) the fix is 2.6.0: builds <= 1.15.0 are affected, anything from 2.6.0 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 2.6.0, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
An attacker needs Administrator access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: WPMasterToolKit (WPMTK) 2.6.0 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
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