CVE-2026-17608 WP Compress <= 7.10.09 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Options Deletion
Unauthenticated attackers can delete critical WordPress options via CSRF, causing site outage or reset by tricking admins into clicking a link.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-17608?
CVE-2026-17608 is a medium-severity vulnerability in aresit WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization, published on 16 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17608?
How do I fix CVE-2026-17608?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-17608 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-17608 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17608 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cj84-vf64-52hg.