CVE-2026-45212
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in the Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before granting access to sensitive functionality, potentially enabling unauthorized configuration changes or data access.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Asset CleanUp plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster' or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the plugin folderAffected if Plugin is installed and active in WordPress
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Identify installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, find Asset CleanUp in the Plugins list and note the version number displayed under the plugin name, or inspect the main plugin file header for the 'Version' tagAffected if Version is older than the patched release containing the authorization fix
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Review plugin access control settingsNavigate to Asset CleanUp settings panel (usually under Settings > Asset CleanUp) and locate any role-based access, permission, or 'Manage Options' settings; verify which user roles can modify plugin configurationAffected if Lower-privileged users (like Editors or Authors) can access settings that should require Administrator role
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Test for authorization bypassUsing a non-administrator account (e.g., Editor), attempt to access direct admin URLs for Asset CleanUp pages (e.g., wp-admin/admin.php?page=wpacu_settings) and observe if access is granted without proper permission checksAffected if Non-Administrator users can view or modify plugin settings without appropriate capabilities
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Audit user capability assignmentsCheck WordPress user roles and any custom capability assignments related to the plugin using a database query or user role editor plugin; look for 'manage_options' or 'wpacu_manage_options' capability assignmentsAffected if Users lacking Administrator-level capabilities can modify critical plugin settings
Environment is affected if Asset CleanUp plugin is installed and allows non-Administrator users to access or modify plugin configuration due to missing authorization validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply any available plugin update that addresses this authorization flaw; until then, restrict administrative access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious configuration changes.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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