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Advanced Database Cleaner vulnerabilities
Advanced Database Cleaner has 4 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 25 Oct 2025.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 4
- Active installs
- 100,000+
- Latest version
- 4.2.0
- Last updated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Most recent
- 25 Oct 2025
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2025-11497 | Medium 4.3 | Up to 3.1.6 | Fixed in a later version (latest 4.2.0) | 25 Oct 2025 |
| PHP object injection CVE-2024-0668 | Medium 6.6 | Up to 3.1.3 | Fixed in a later version (latest 4.2.0) | 5 Feb 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-2173 | Medium 6.1 | Before 3.1.1 | Fixed in 3.1.1 | 17 Jul 2022 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-24921 | Medium 6.1 | Before 3.0.4 | Fixed in 3.0.4 | 21 Feb 2022 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2025-11497, 25 Oct 2025
- 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. CVE record
- CVE-2024-0668, 5 Feb 2024
- The Advanced Database Cleaner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.3 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'process_bulk_action' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attacker, with administrator access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code. CVE record
- CVE-2022-2173, 17 Jul 2022
- The Advanced Database Cleaner WordPress plugin before 3.1.1 does not escape numerous generated URLs before outputting them back in href attributes of admin dashboard pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVE record
- CVE-2021-24921, 21 Feb 2022
- The Advanced Database Cleaner WordPress plugin before 3.0.4 does not sanitise and escape $_GET keys and values before outputting them back in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues CVE record
What to do if you run Advanced Database Cleaner
If you run Advanced Database Cleaner, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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