Improper input validation in Symptote Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean To Speed Up Site Performance
CVE-2025-11497
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-11497?
- CVE-2025-11497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symptote Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean To Speed Up Site Performance, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-10-25.
- How severe is CVE-2025-11497?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.