CVE-2024-0668: 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'

medium Affects advanced-database-cleaner (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

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'

Package
advanced-database-cleaner (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=3.1.3
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.6
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (66.5th percentile)
Published
2024-02-05
Source
nvd

References

CWE-502
NVD recordadvanced-database-cleaner (WordPress plugin) advisories

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