# CVE-2025-11725: Aruba HiSpeed Cache <= 3.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin's Settings Modification

> Unauthenticated attackers can modify plugin settings, enable features, or toggle debug modes due to missing capability checks in the Aruba HiSpeed Cache WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q54q-h92j-2fm3

## What is CVE-2025-11725?

CVE-2025-11725 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in arubadev Aruba HiSpeed Cache, published on 19 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Aruba HiSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability checks on the multiple functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin's configuration settings, enable or disable features, as well as enable/disable WordPress cron jobs or debug mode

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11725?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-11725?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11725 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-11725 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11725 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-11725 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-11725 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in arubadev Aruba HiSpeed Cache, published on 19 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11725 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: arubadev Aruba HiSpeed Cache. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11725/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11725/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11725
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11725
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-11725

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11725/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.