Name: CVE-2026-16042: Missing Authorization
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-16042, CWE-862, CVSS 4.3, EPSS 0.00329

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Lws Optimize Plugin	—	Update lws-optimize plugin to version 3.4, or a newer patched version	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 2, 2026

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CVSS Details

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