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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| 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 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-29T15:25:11.301Z
Reserved: 2026-03-29T21:55:12.924Z
Link: CVE-2026-5114
Updated: 2026-07-29T13:00:43.351Z
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-07-28T20:33:44Z