CVE-2025-8147

MEDIUM EPSS 13.2%

Published Aug 29, 202510mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

4.3 CVSS 3.1

Medium

Published Aug 29, 2025 10mo ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The LWSCache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to improper authorization on the lwscache_activatePlugin() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to activate arbitrary whitelisted LWS plugins.

CVSS Details

Base Score

4.3

Exploitability

2.8

Impact

1.4

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

13.2% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-285

References 4

plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lwscache/tags/2.8.5/lwscache.php#L401
plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3352047/
wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/lwscache/#developers
wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01a6a5bf-636b-416c-86fa-43f639624e80?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.