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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-7522

The Advanced Database Cleaner – Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in versions up to, and including, 4.1.0 via the 'template' parameter.

Published May 20, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 24, 2026 · The Advanced Database Cleaner

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-7522. EPSS is 0.82%. Act only if a listed version of The Advanced Database Cleaner is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The Advanced Database Cleaner).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.82%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
stated named in the record

The Advanced Database Cleaner – Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in versions up to, and including, 4.1.0 via the 'template' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated named in the record<= 4.1.0

How to fix CVE-2026-7522

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-7522. EPSS is 0.82%. Act only if a listed version of The Advanced Database Cleaner is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 4.1.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-98: PHP Remote File Inclusion. EPSS 0.82%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The Advanced Database Cleaner – Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in versions up to, and including, 4.1.0 via the 'template' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypas

  2. Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The Advanced Database Cleaner – Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in versions up to, and including, 4.1.0 via the 'template' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypas

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-7522

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-7522

    30-day exploitation probability 0.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-7522

    The Advanced Database Cleaner – Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in versions up to, and including, 4.1.0 via the 'template' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to include and exec

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.