CVE-2025-8147 - LWSCache <= 2.8.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Plugin Activation via lwscache_activatePlugin Function

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LWSCache <= 2.8.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Plugin Activation via lwscache_activatePlugin Function

Published Aug 29, 2025

4.3

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.25%

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.

Affected products

Vendor Aurelienlws Product LWSCache Default
unaffected
- Version
  0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=2.8.5

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Aurelienlws

LWSCache

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
0	affected	<=2.8.5

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-285

References (4)

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

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner Wordfence

Published Aug 29, 2025

Updated Apr 8, 2026

Reserved Jul 24, 2025

Link CVE-2025-8147

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Aug 29, 2025

NVD

Status Deferred

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2025-8147

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2025-8147