Perfmatters

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in perfmatters <= 2.6.4 versions.

Published: 2026-07-02T11:15:30.540Z
Updated: 2026-07-02T12:39:50.501Z

The Perfmatters plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.4 via the 's' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. Exploitation requires the Local Google Fonts feature to be enabled (disabled by default), pretty permalinks to be active, and RSS feed links to remain enabled in the plugin settings.

Published: 2026-07-02T09:32:02.214Z
Updated: 2026-07-02T15:54:09.652Z

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`.

Published: 2026-04-10T01:24:59.539Z
Updated: 2026-04-10T15:54:52.222Z

The Perfmatters plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion via path traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.9.1. This is due to the `PMCS::action_handler()` method processing the `$_GET['delete']` parameter without any sanitization, authorization check, or nonce verification. The unsanitized filename is concatenated with the storage directory path and passed to `unlink()`. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server by using `../` path traversal sequences, including `wp-config.php` which would force WordPress into the installation wizard and allow full site takeover.

Published: 2026-04-03T07:41:57.239Z
Updated: 2026-04-08T16:54:37.987Z

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Perfmatters allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Perfmatters: from n/a before 2.2.0.

Published: 2023-11-30T16:40:30.617Z
Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:54.029Z