CVE-2025-8778
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BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-10
Last updated on: 2025-09-11
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
Description
The NitroPack plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the nitropack_set_compression_ajax() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.18.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the nitropack-enableCompression option and effectively change plugin compression settings.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| nitropack | nitropack | 1.18.4 |
| nitropack | nitropack | 1.18.5 |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-862 | The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in the NitroPack plugin for WordPress, where a missing capability check in the nitropack_set_compression_ajax() function allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to modify plugin compression settings without proper authorization.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker with Subscriber-level access or above can change the compression settings of the NitroPack plugin, potentially affecting website performance or behavior by unauthorized modification of data.
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