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CVE-2020-7048

CRITICAL 9.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
January 16, 2020
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-306
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Description

The WordPress plugin, WP Database Reset through 3.1, contains a flaw that allowed any unauthenticated user to reset any table in the database to the initial WordPress set-up state (deleting all site content stored in that table), as demonstrated by a wp-admin/admin-post.php?db-reset-tables[]=comments URI.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • webfactoryltd wp_database_reset — Up to and including 3.1

References

  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-database-reset/#developers Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10027 Third Party Advisory
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/01/easily-exploitable-vulnerabilities-patched-in-wp-database-reset-plugin/ Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record