vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: database-cleaner: CVE-2023-51508: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Dec 27, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Dec 27, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The Database Cleaner: Clean, Optimize and Repair plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.8 via the plugin's log file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including system and plugin configuration.
Solution
database-cleaner-plugin-cve-2023-51508
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51508
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4031f857-9712-4f4a-93e8-0b01f9a9c32d?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-56221
- CVE-2023-51508
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-51508
- CWE-532
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-56221
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