CVE-2022-2173: Advanced Database Cleaner < 3.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-07-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Advanced Database Cleaner WordPress plugin before 3.1.1 does not escape numerous generated URLs before outputting them back in href attributes of admin dashboard pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Affected products

Advanced Database Cleaner: before 3.1.1 — fixed in 3.1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Advanced Database Cleaner 3.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/86bfe0cc-a579-43d6-a26b-6e06000251f6
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/86bfe0cc-a579-43d6-a26b-6e06000251f6

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