PT-2025-35187 · WordPress · Lwscache

Wesley · Published 2025-08-29 · Updated 2025-08-29 · CVE-2025-8147

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions LWSCache plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 2.8.5

Description The LWSCache plugin for WordPress is susceptible to unauthorized data modification because of insufficient authorization within the lwscache activatePlugin() function. This allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to activate any whitelisted LWS plugins.

Recommendations Update the LWSCache plugin to a version later than 2.8.5.

Fix

Improper Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-285

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-8147

Affected Products

Lwscache

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8147 · Security Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/31219 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lwscache/tags/2.8.5/lwscache.php#L401 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01a6a5bf-636b-416c-86fa-43f639624e80?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1961296659742339138 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/133899 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3352047 · Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/lwscache/#developers · Note