Vulnerability · Published Sep 10, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-8778NitroPack <= 1.18.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Settings Update via nitropack_set_compression_ajax Function
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization from nitropack. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| nitropack | NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization | 0 – through 1.18.4 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/750f35ce-0f1c-4a12-a7a0-2c217de277fd?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nitropack/trunk/functions.php#L2907
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/nitropack/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3354452%40nitropack&new=3354452%40nitropack&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=