CVE-2026-5114

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

Published Jul 28, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Softaculous
Softaculous speedycache – Cache, Optimization, Performance
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Softaculous
Softaculous speedycache – Cache, Optimization, Performance
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title SpeedyCache <= 1.3.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Jul 29, 2026, 3:25 PM
Reserved
Mar 29, 2026, 9:55 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 28, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Jul 29, 2026, 4:17 PM