CVE-2025-8574

HIGH 8.7 CVSS 3.1

Published: October 30, 2026
Last modified: November 4, 2026
NVD status: Deferred
Reported by: security@wordfence.com
Weakness: CWE-284
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Affected WordPress components

Database Cleaner Plugin · database-cleaner

Confirmed match Active

Up to and including 1.4.7
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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

tigroumeow Database Cleaner: Cleanup, Optimization & Repair — Up to and including 1.4.7

References

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/
www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/22d6aa93-b265-41eb-9be9-cd066292f2ea?source=cve
nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record

WordPress CVEs

Description

Affected WordPress components

Affected products and versions

References