Quick answers
- Is CVE-2025-8574 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-8574 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2025-8574?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.7, published 30 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Wordpress Database Cleaner up to 1.4.7.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-8574?
- Yes: fixed in 1.4.8 and later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2025-8574 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2025-8574?
- Check whether you run Wordpress Database Cleaner at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 1.4.8 and later
Technical details
The plugin lacks input validation and authorization checks in its database deletion functionality, allowing authenticated administrator users to delete arbitrary tables including core WordPress tables. The vulnerability is exploitable by authenticated users with administrator privileges who can access the plugin's deletion endpoints. A patch is available in versions after 1.4.7.
Affected products
- WordPress Database Cleaner up to 1.4.7
Timeline
- 2025-10-30: disclosed
- 2025-10-30: advisory