Advanced Database Cleaner CVE-2025-64357
MEDIUMSeverity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Network-delivered CSRF requiring active admin interaction (UI:R, PR:N for attacker); only limited integrity impact from unauthorized database actions, no confidentiality or availability consequence.
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CVSS VectorNVD
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Younes JFR. Advanced Database Cleaner advanced-database-cleaner allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Advanced Database Cleaner: from n/a through <= 3.1.6.
AnalysisAI
Cross-Site Request Forgery in the Advanced Database Cleaner WordPress plugin (versions through 3.1.6) enables unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger unauthorized database operations on behalf of authenticated administrators. The attack requires social engineering - a logged-in WordPress admin must visit an attacker-controlled page or follow a crafted link - limiting scalable exploitation. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS places this in the 5th percentile (0.02%), reflecting very low real-world exploitation probability.
Technical ContextAI
Advanced Database Cleaner is a WordPress plugin developed by Younes JFR that provides database maintenance functions such as clearing transients, orphaned records, and spam. CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) indicates the plugin fails to validate anti-CSRF tokens (WordPress nonces) on one or more state-changing admin actions. Without nonce verification, a browser will automatically attach session cookies to any cross-origin request targeting the vulnerable endpoint, allowing a crafted page to impersonate an authenticated administrator. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R confirms the network delivery path and the dependency on victim interaction. The affected scope is WordPress installations running plugin versions n/a through 3.1.6, as reported by Patchstack.
Affected ProductsAI
The Advanced Database Cleaner WordPress plugin by Younes JFR is affected from an unspecified lower bound through and including version 3.1.6. No CPE string was provided in the available data. The Patchstack advisory covering this issue is available at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/advanced-database-cleaner/vulnerability/wordpress-advanced-database-cleaner-plugin-3-1-6-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability. All WordPress deployments running any version of this plugin up to and including 3.1.6 should be considered affected.
RemediationAI
Update the Advanced Database Cleaner plugin to a version beyond 3.1.6 via the WordPress admin dashboard or the WordPress plugin repository. The Patchstack advisory at the reference URL above should be consulted to confirm the first patched release version, as no specific fixed version was confirmed in the available intelligence data. If an immediate update is not possible, administrators can mitigate risk by restricting access to the WordPress admin area to trusted IP ranges only, which would prevent an attacker-controlled page from successfully delivering a cross-origin forged request to the admin-only plugin endpoints. Additionally, ensuring administrator accounts use separate browser sessions for general web browsing reduces the attack surface, though this is a behavioral control rather than a technical fix.
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