CVE-2026-16042CWE-862broken-access-control

CVE-2026-16042

Medium · published August 2, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
24.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The LWS Optimize WordPress plugin before 3.4 does not perform a capability check on its cache-clearing actions, allowing any authenticated user, including Subscribers, to flush the site's caches and force repeated cache rebuilds.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00329 · 24.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2026-08-02T10:16Z
References (1)
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0ea45a09-3155-4e47-97f7-f7645d583565/ · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 AUG 06:00Z
    LWS Optimize < 3.4 - Subscriber+ Cache Deletion
    cvelistv5