Vulnerability in tigroumeow Database Cleaner: Cleanup, Optimization & Repair

[ Description ]Official 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.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/database-cleaner/trunk/classes/rest.php
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3774510
• www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/22d6aa93-b265-41eb-9be9-cd066292f2ea