CVE-2025-12014
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Publication date: 2025-10-24

Last updated on: 2025-10-27

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The NGINX Cache Optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'nginxcacheoptimizer-blacklist-update' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to add URLs to the Exclude URLs From Dynamic Caching setting.
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Published
2025-10-24
Last Modified
2025-10-27
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2026-06-16
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2025-10-24
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-12014
EUVD
EUVD-2025-35811
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getclouder nginx_cache_optimizer 1.1
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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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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the NGINX Cache Optimizer plugin for WordPress, where a missing capability check on the 'nginxcacheoptimizer-blacklist-update' AJAX action allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to modify data by adding URLs to the Exclude URLs From Dynamic Caching setting without proper authorization.

Impact Analysis

An attacker with Subscriber-level access or above can add URLs to the exclusion list for dynamic caching, potentially affecting website performance and caching behavior. This unauthorized modification could lead to reduced caching efficiency or unintended content delivery issues.

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