CVE-2025-11497 Advanced Database Cleaner <= 3.1.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Manipulation
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into altering database cleaner settings via forged requests, requiring an upgrade to the Advanced Database Cleaner plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-11497?
CVE-2025-11497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in symptote Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance, published on 25 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11497?
How do I fix CVE-2025-11497?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11497 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-11497 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11497 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8qvv-f42r-q7xj.