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Medium · 4.9 CVE-2026-5114 EUVD-2026-49989GHSA-3q9x-fhmv-6x69

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

Published Jul 28, 2026 · Updated Jul 29, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
softaculous SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance ≤ 1.3.8 —

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