CVE-2025-11497

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. CVE-2025-64357 is a duplicate of this issue.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3382581%40advanced-database-cleaner&new=3382581%40advanced-database-cleaner&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4f4635ac-2ce6-4135-8d2b-d03b42860f05?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

08 Oct 2026, 11:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El plugin Advanced Database Cleaner para WordPress es vulnerable a la falsificación de petición en sitios cruzados en todas las versiones hasta la 3.1.6, inclusive. Esto se debe a la validación de nonce faltante o incorrecta en la función aDBc_prepare_elements_to_clean(). Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados alteren la configuración de mantener el último a través de una petición falsificada, siempre que puedan engañar a un administrador del sitio para que realice una acción como hacer clic en un enlace.

Information

Published : 2025-10-25 07:15

Updated : 2026-10-08 11:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-11497

Mitre link : CVE-2025-11497

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-11497

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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