CVE-2025-53219
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in pl4g4 WP-Database-Optimizer-Tools wp-database-optimizer-tools allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects WP-Database-Optimizer-Tools: from n/a through <= 0.2.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WP-Database-Optimizer-Tools WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended database optimization actions via maliciously crafted requests.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the WP-Database-Optimizer-Tools plugin installationCheck the WordPress plugins directory at /wp-content/plugins/ for a folder named 'wp-database-optimizer-tools' or similar variantAffected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress installation
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Identify the plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (usually plugin-name.php) and locate the version comment or Version header in the plugin metadata at the topAffected if Unable to determine version or version is unpatched (compare against any available fixed version)
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Check for nonce implementation in plugin codeSearch the plugin directory for 'wp_verify_nonce', 'wp_create_nonce', 'check_admin_referer', or 'check_ajax_referer' functions using grep or a code search toolAffected if No nonce verification functions are found in the plugin code
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Verify forms contain nonce fieldsSearch for 'wp_nonce_field' calls in admin-facing PHP files within the plugin directoryAffected if Forms that perform database optimization actions lack nonce hidden fields
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Inspect AJAX handlers for CSRF protectionExamine any AJAX action handlers in the plugin (look for 'wp_ajax_' hooks) and verify they call nonce verification before executing database operationsAffected if AJAX handlers execute database operations without verifying nonces or request origin
User is affected if the plugin is installed AND it lacks proper nonce verification for state-changing database optimization operations, allowing CSRF attacks to succeed.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) for all state-changing operations, verify request origin via Referer/Origin headers, and apply SameSite cookie attributes to session cookies.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-53219 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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