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GHSA-3Q9X-FHMV-6X69

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-28 21:31 – Updated: 2026-07-28 21:31

Details

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.

Severity

4.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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CVE-2026-5114 (GCVE-0-2026-5114)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-28 18:35 – Updated: 2026-07-29 15:25

Title

SpeedyCache <= 1.3.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read

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.

Severity

4.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

Wordfence

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/speedy…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/speedy…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
softaculous	SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance	Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.3.8 (semver)

Credits

Chiao-Lin Yu (Steven Meow)

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-3Q9X-FHMV-6X69

CVE-2026-5114 (GCVE-0-2026-5114)

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