CVE-2026-17608: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in aresit WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization
The WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 7.10.09. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the (top-level template code) function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary WordPress options, including critical ones such as siteurl, home, active_plugins, template, and stylesheet, causing site outage or a full plugin and theme reset via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Compress plugin for WordPress suffers from a CSRF vulnerability (CWE-352) in all versions up to 7.10.09. The vulnerability arises because the plugin's top-level template code function lacks proper nonce validation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to craft requests that, when executed by an authenticated administrator, delete arbitrary WordPress options. Critical options affected include siteurl, home, active_plugins, template, and stylesheet, which can disrupt site functionality or reset plugins and themes.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to deletion of critical WordPress options, resulting in site outages or full resets of plugins and themes. This impacts site availability and configuration integrity but does not directly disclose sensitive data or allow remote code execution. The CVSS score of 6.5 reflects a medium severity with high impact on integrity and no impact on confidentiality or availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently confirmed. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should avoid clicking on untrusted links or performing actions from untrusted sources that could trigger forged requests. Implementing additional CSRF protections or nonce validation at the application level may mitigate risk.
CVE-2026-17608: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in aresit WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization
Description
The WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 7.10.09. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the (top-level template code) function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary WordPress options, including critical ones such as siteurl, home, active_plugins, template, and stylesheet, causing site outage or a full plugin and theme reset via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WP Compress plugin for WordPress suffers from a CSRF vulnerability (CWE-352) in all versions up to 7.10.09. The vulnerability arises because the plugin's top-level template code function lacks proper nonce validation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to craft requests that, when executed by an authenticated administrator, delete arbitrary WordPress options. Critical options affected include siteurl, home, active_plugins, template, and stylesheet, which can disrupt site functionality or reset plugins and themes.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to deletion of critical WordPress options, resulting in site outages or full resets of plugins and themes. This impacts site availability and configuration integrity but does not directly disclose sensitive data or allow remote code execution. The CVSS score of 6.5 reflects a medium severity with high impact on integrity and no impact on confidentiality or availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently confirmed. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should avoid clicking on untrusted links or performing actions from untrusted sources that could trigger forged requests. Implementing additional CSRF protections or nonce validation at the application level may mitigate risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T17:00:24.362Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a815f2fbf8831d539a5f169
Added to database: 08/16/2026, 06:56:47 UTC
Last enriched: 08/23/2026, 13:01:46 UTC
Last updated: 09/06/2026, 10:52:07 UTC
Views: 62
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