WP DB Booster <= 1.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Database Cleanup
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The WP DB Booster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the cleanup_all AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete database records including post drafts, revisions, comments, and metadata via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14168
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cp3x-724f-hp6p
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cc0af0a4-81b5-425e-aba3-0c422aa33634?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-db-booster/trunk/admin/class-wp-db-booster-admin.php#L336
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-db-booster/tags/1.0.1/admin/class-wp-db-booster-admin.php#L336
More WPManiax vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-33285 WordPress WP DB Booster plugin <= 1.0.1 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-03151 About Me 3000 widget <= 2.2.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-14168 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14168 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cp3x-724f-hp6p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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