CVE-2024-35712: WordPress Database Cleaner: Clean, Optimize & Repair plugin <= 1.0.5 - Arbitrary File Read vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Jordy Meow Database Cleaner allows Relative Path Traversal.This issue affects Database Cleaner: from n/a through 1.0.5.

Affected products

Jordy Meow Database Cleaner: Clean, Optimize & Repair: before 1.0.6 — fixed in 1.0.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Jordy Meow Database Cleaner: Clean, Optimize & Repair 1.0.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/database-cleaner/wordpress-database-cleaner-clean-optimize-repair-plugin-1-0-5-arbitrary-file-read-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/database-cleaner/wordpress-database-cleaner-clean-optimize-repair-plugin-1-0-5-arbitrary-file-read-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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