WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-0668 Modified

Advanced Database Cleaner: Code execution

Advanced Database Cleaner is affected by code execution. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.

CVE / CNA score 6.6 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 7.2 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Advanced Database Cleaner
Plugin slug
advanced-database-cleaner
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Feb 05, 2024
Weakness
CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

This CVE was published Feb 05, 2024 and is one of 7 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Advanced Database Cleaner to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

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 / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Primary and upstream sources