CVE-2026-5114
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
The SpeedyCache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.8. This is due to a mismatch between CSS URL validation (which allows query strings like .css?...) and path resolution (which strips query strings), combined with no validation that the resolved file is actually a CSS file. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read arbitrary files from the server (including wp-config.php and /etc/passwd) by injecting crafted <link> tags into page content, with the file contents written to publicly accessible cache files.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| softaculous | SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance | 0 <= 1.3.8 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cfefcc38-764d-4dd9-b098-cdcad475d634?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/speedycache/tags/1.3.7/main/css.php#L137
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/speedycache/tags/1.3.7/main/util.php#L75
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