Database record deletion via forged cleanup request
Published Dec 20, 2025 · Updated Dec 20, 2025
Cross-site request forgery in WPManiax WP DB Booster 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete WordPress database records. The cleanup_all AJAX action performs destructive cleanup without validating a WordPress nonce, so a forged request executes in an administrator's authenticated session. Exploitation requires an administrator to interact with attacker-controlled content; affected records include drafts, revisions, comments, and metadata.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in WPManiax WP DB Booster 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete WordPress database records. The cleanup_all AJAX action performs destructive cleanup without validating a WordPress nonce, so a forged request executes in an administrator's authenticated session. Exploitation requires an administrator to interact with attacker-controlled content; affected records include drafts, revisions, comments, and metadata.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-14168
- Published
- Dec 20, 2025
- Updated
- Dec 20, 2025
- Vendor
- WPManiax
- Product
- WP DB Booster
- Classifications
- CWE-352, T1565.001, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Dec 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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