Perfmatters <= 2.6.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via 's' Parameter

7.5
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2026-13251
CVSS 7.5 (High)
Publicly Published July 1, 2026
Last Updated July 2, 2026
Researcher daroo

Description

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.

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Vulnerability Details for Perfmatters

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug perfmatters
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.6.5, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.6.4
Patched Version
  • 2.6.5

Recent vulnerabilities in Perfmatters

# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 Perfmatters <= 2.6.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2026-57671 7.2 daroo June 30, 2026
2 Perfmatters <= 2.6.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2026-56047 6.1 dutafi June 25, 2026
3 Perfmatters <= 2.5.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Overwrite via 'snippets' Parameter CVE-2026-4351 8.1 h0xilo April 9, 2026
4 Perfmatters <= 2.5.9.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via 'delete' Parameter CVE-2026-4350 8.1 h0xilo April 2, 2026
5 Perfmatters < 2.2.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2023-47877 6.4 Dave Jong November 21, 2023
6 Perfmatters <= 2.1.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2023-47876 6.1 Dave Jong November 21, 2023
7 Perfmatters <= 2.1.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery CVE-2023-47875 4.3 Dave Jong November 21, 2023
8 Perfmatters <= 2.1.6 - Missing Authorization CVE-2023-47874 5.3 Dave Jong November 20, 2023

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