CVE-2026-45212 — Gabe Livan Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster Wp-Asset-Clean- Vulnerability

title: CVE-2026-45212 - Asset CleanUp Page Speed Booster Unauthenticated Access to Admin Settings
id: scw-2026-05-12-ai-1
status: experimental
level: high
description: |
  This rule detects attempts to access the Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster admin settings page without authentication. The vulnerability CVE-2026-45212 (CWE-862) allows unauthenticated users to access and potentially modify these settings by directly navigating to the admin page. This is a critical initial access vector.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-05-12
references:
  - https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2026-45212/
tags:
  - attack.initial_access
  - attack.t1190
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
  selection:
      cs-uri|contains:
          - '/wp-admin/admin.php'
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - 'page=asset-cleanup'
      cs-method:
          - 'GET'
      sc-status:
          - 200
  condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrative activity

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