CVE-2026-104755

Published: Ott 16, 2026 Last Modified: Ott 16, 2026
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MEDIUM 4,8
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none

Description

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The WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 7.25.00 The vulnerability exists because the `start_comms` dispatcher (`wps_ic_comms::start_comms`), hooked on every front-end request, gates access only by comparing the caller-supplied `apikey` parameter against the stored plugin API key with no WordPress capability check and no nonce verification, then passes the unvalidated `group`, `setting`, and `value` parameters directly to `change_setting()`, which writes them into the `WPS_IC_SETTINGS` option without an allow-list. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to write arbitrary permission keys into the plugin's settings, causing `wps_ic_users::checkAndAddCaps()` to grant any WordPress role — including Subscriber — the `manage_wpc_settings` capability and thereby achieve plugin-administrator-equivalent control over the plugin's optimization, CDN, and critical-CSS surfaces. The API key required to pass the authorization check can itself be obtained without authentication via the `wpc_send_critical_remote` nopriv AJAX action: when the external critical-CSS service returns an `apiResults` field, `initCritical()` echoes the stored plugin API key back to the caller in a `wp_send_json_success` response, completing the exploit chain entirely without a WordPress login.

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Trend Analysis

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.

EPSS Score
0,0031
Percentile
0,2th
Updated

EPSS Score Trend (Last 5 Days)

269

Improper Privilege Management

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Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Access Control
Potential Impacts:
Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
View CWE Details
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-compress-image-optimizer/tags/7.1…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-compress-image-optimizer/tags/7.1…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-compress-image-optimizer/tags/7.1…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-compress-image-optimizer/tags/7.1…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-compress-image-optimizer/tags/7.1…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3734610%40wp-compres…
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/67e9bfb8-b274-422a-a5…