CVE-2025-8574
Database Cleaner <= 1.4.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary Table Deletion
CVSS Score
8.7
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-284 |
| Vendor | tigroumeow |
| Product | database cleaner: cleanup, optimization & repair |
| Published | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Oct 30, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
tigroumeow / Database Cleaner: Cleanup, Optimization & Repair
0 ≤ 1.4.7
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/22d6aa93-b265-41eb-9be9-cd066292f2ea?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/database-cleaner/trunk/classes/rest.php#L765 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3774510/
Credits
Jonas Benjamin Friedli