Database Cleaner <= 0.9.8 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Log File

2023-12-27 00:00

Joshua Chan

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 0.9.9

Affected PluginDatabase Cleaner

Affected Version<= 0.9.8

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2023-51508

View all Database Cleaner vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The Database Cleaner: Clean, Optimize & 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.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 0.9.9, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File) The product writes sensitive information to a log file.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51508 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4031f857-9712-4f4a-93e8-0b01f9a9c32d

CVSS Vector

5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

This record contains material that is subject to copyright

CVE Usage: MITRE hereby grants you a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE®). Any copy you make for such purposes is authorized provided that you reproduce MITRE's copyright designation and this license in any such copy.

https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse

Defiant hereby grants you a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute this software vulnerability information. Any copy of the software vulnerability information you make for such purposes is authorized provided that you include a hyperlink to this vulnerability record and reproduce Defiant's copyright designation and this license in any such copy.

https://www.wordfence.com/wordfence-intelligence-terms-and-conditions/