Unauthorized Access Vulnerability in WP2Speed Faster Plugin
CVE-2024-5810

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
WP2speed Faster – Optimize Pagespeed Insights Score 90-100
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 July 2024

What is CVE-2024-5810?

The WP2Speed Faster – Optimize PageSpeed Insights Score 90-100 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to the use of hardcoded credentials to authenticate all the incoming API requests. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite CSS, update the trial settings, purge the cache, and find attachments.

Affected Version(s)

WP2Speed Faster – Optimize PageSpeed Insights Score 90-100 0 <= 1.0.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp2speed/trunk...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp2speed/trunk...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

Credit

Lucio Sá
.