Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in Advanced Database Cleaner Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-11497

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database To Speed Up Site Performance
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 October 2025

What is CVE-2025-11497?

The Advanced Database Cleaner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery attack due to inadequate nonce validation in the aDBc_prepare_elements_to_clean() function. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate the 'keep last' settings by crafting a malicious request that, if executed by a site administrator, can lead to unauthorized changes. Proper implementation of nonce checks is crucial to mitigate this risk and protect users from potential exploits.

Affected Version(s)

Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance 0 <= 3.1.6

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Bao - BlueRock
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