Advanced Database Cleaner <= 3.1.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Manipulation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| symptote | Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance | up to 3.1.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance Vendorsymptote Affected up to 3.1.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11497
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8qvv-f42r-q7xj
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-11497 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11497 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8qvv-f42r-q7xj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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