CVE-2025-62144
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the WordPress Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster plugin that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. Attackers can perform unauthorized actions that should require proper authentication. This affects all WordPress sites using the plugin version 1.0.27 or earlier.
💻 Affected Systems
- Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could modify plugin settings, potentially enabling malicious code injection or disrupting website performance optimization features.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could change plugin configurations, disable security features, or manipulate performance settings affecting site functionality.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication requirements, only authorized administrators could modify plugin settings.
🎯 Exploit Status
Missing authorization vulnerabilities typically require minimal technical skill to exploit once the attack vector is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.0.27
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, delete and reinstall latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate core-web-vitals-pagespeed-booster
Restrict Access
linuxImplement IP-based restrictions to WordPress admin area
# Add to .htaccess for Apache: Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
# Add to nginx config: allow 192.168.1.0/24; deny all;
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the plugin entirely from production environment
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized access to plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster version 1.0.27 or lowerCheck Version:
wp plugin get core-web-vitals-pagespeed-booster --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.0.27 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to plugin-specific endpoints
- Unexpected changes to plugin configuration files
- Failed authentication attempts followed by successful plugin actions
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-content/plugins/core-web-vitals-pagespeed-booster/ endpoints from unauthenticated sources
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path CONTAINS "core-web-vitals-pagespeed-booster") AND response_code=200 AND user_agent NOT CONTAINS "admin"