CVE-2026-5114
MEDIUM
4,9
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: high
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Description
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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.
22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
StableCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity
Confidentiality
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Modify Files Or Directories
Read Files Or Directories
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Applicable Platforms
Technologies:
AI/ML
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/speedycache/tags/1.3.7/main/css.php#…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/speedycache/tags/1.3.7/main/util.php…
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cfefcc38-764d-4dd9-b0…