CVE-2025-8574EUVD-2025-211228GHSA-RQXJ-6Q46-MXCW
Database Cleaner <= 1.4.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary Table Deletion
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
The Database Cleaner plugin for WordPress is affected by this vulnerability. An administrator-level user could delete any database table, including core WordPress tables, which could break or destroy the site.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
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The Database Cleaner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary table deletion in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.7. This is due to a lack of restriction on database tables that can be deleted. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to delete core WordPress tables.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- tigroumeow Database Cleaner: Cleanup, Optimization & Repair
through 1.4.7