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.
Published:Jul 28, 2026
Last Modified:Jul 29, 2026
EPS:Jul 28, 2026
EPSS Score:0.0034
CVSS Score:4.9
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Softaculous
Product
Speedycache – Cache, Optimization, Performance
Softaculous
Speedycache – Cache, Optimization, Performance
Vendor
Wordpress
Product
Wordpress
Wordpress
Wordpress
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
