The Advanced Database Cleaner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the aDBc_prepare_elements_to_clean() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to alter the keep last setting via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
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Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description The Advanced Database Cleaner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the aDBc_prepare_elements_to_clean() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to alter the keep last setting via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Title Advanced Database Cleaner <= 3.1.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Manipulation
Weaknesses CWE-20
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-27T15:52:54.338Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T13:52:49.482Z

Link: CVE-2025-11497

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-27T15:52:50.764Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-25T07:15:40.170

Modified: 2025-10-27T13:20:15.637

Link: CVE-2025-11497

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-10-27T22:10:13Z

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