CVE detail
CVE-2026-5114
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.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
- Total mentions
- 3
- within the 30d window
- Peak daily
- 3
- highest bucket
Evidence
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3 source links · newest first
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cfefcc38-764d-4dd9-b098-cdcad475d634?source=cvewww.wordfence.com
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Patchwww.wordfence.comJul 28, 2026, 7:17 PM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/speedycache/tags/1.3.7/main/util.php#L75plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgJul 28, 2026, 7:17 PM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/speedycache/tags/1.3.7/main/css.php#L137plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgJul 28, 2026, 7:17 PM
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