Database Reset

Database Reset has 3 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2020 and 2024; all 3 are fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 7.9, and the most serious one scores 9.9 out of 10. Severity breakdown: 2 critical and 0 high. 2020 was the busiest year with 2 disclosures.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), behind 1 of the records (33%). Other recurring categories include Improper Authentication, Improper Privilege Management.

Every one of the 3 issues recorded for Database Reset has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes all known holes.

2 independent researchers contributed these findings, most of them (2) reported by Chloe Chamberland. Database Reset is installed on roughly 10,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSHigh

7.9/ 10

Patch Coverage100%

Open

Fixed

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 9.9CVE-2020-7047

WP Database Reset <= 3.1 - Privilege Escalation

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Vulnerability Records

3 records


2024-02-20 00:00	Database Reset <= 3.22 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to WP Reset Plugin Installation Database Reset <= 3.22	`CVE-2024-1501`	4.7 Medium	Lucio Sá	Yes
2020-01-16 00:00	WP Database Reset <= 3.1 - Privilege Escalation Database Reset <= 3.1	`CVE-2020-7047`	9.9 Critical	Chloe Chamberland	Yes
2020-01-16 00:00	WP Database Reset <= 3.1 - Unauthenticated Database Reset Database Reset <= 3.1	`CVE-2020-7048`	9.1 Critical	Chloe Chamberland	Yes

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Latestv3.25

Database Reset

Author

WebFactory

4.5(77)

90/100

Last Updated

2026-08-16 (27d ago)

Active Installs

10,000+

Downloads

1,505,765

Requires WP

4.2+

Requires PHP

5.2+

Tested up to

WP 7.1

Created

2011-10-04 (15y ago)

If you need more reset tools install the free, advanced WP Reset plugin. It has a lot more reset tools to individually reset plugins, themes, transients and media. You can also create database snapshots to restore your WP site with one click if you make a mistake. The WordPress Database Reset plugin allows you to reset the database (all tables or the ones you choose) back to its default settings without having to go through the WordPress 5 minute installation or having to modify any files. Features Extremely fast one click process to reset the WordPress database tables Choose to reset the entire database or specific database tables Secure and super simple to use Safe – it’s not possible to accidentally click reset Prefer the command line? Reset the database in one command Excellent for theme and plugin developers who need to clean the database of any unnecessary content Command Line Once activated, you can use the WordPress Database Reset plugin with WordPress CLI. List of WP-CLI commands: Reset all tables: wp reset database Specify a list of tables to reset: wp reset database --tables='users, posts, comments, options' The current theme and plugins will be reactivated by default. You can disable them like so: wp reset database --no-reactivate List table names: wp reset list Support Create a new post in the WordPress Database Reset support forum. Want to help out? Provide new language translations Want to help others that might be having issues? Answer questions on the support forum. Rate the plugin – rate it WP Database Reset was originally developed in October 2011 by Chris Berthe. Please do not send him any support questions. If you need assistance the official forum is the best and fastest way to get it.

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