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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 4.3 Medium

Status

Deferred - security@wordfence.com

Published

2025-08-29

Last modified

2026-10-18

Weaknesses

CWE-285

Affected products

• Lwscache (Aurelienlws)

References

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