CVE-2025-8147

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 3.1

4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 15% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-285

Published

2025-08-29

Modified

2026-10-18

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

• 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

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