Vulnerability · Published Jul 9, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-5810WP2Speed Faster – Optimize PageSpeed Insights Score 90-100 <= 1.0.1 - Improper Authorization due to use of Hardcoded Credentials
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity hard-coded credentials in WP2Speed Faster – Optimize PageSpeed Insights Score 90-100 from wp2speed. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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 products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wp2speed | WP2Speed Faster – Optimize PageSpeed Insights Score 90-100 | 0 – through 1.0.1 |
Weakness: CWE-798 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1fe97ac1-cab9-4b6f-bddd-bdcdc9faee40?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp2speed/trunk/lib/includes/optimize.php#L71
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp2speed/trunk/lib/includes/optimize.php#L263
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp2speed/trunk/lib/includes/optimize.php#L372
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp2speed/trunk/lib/includes/optimize.php#L152
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp2speed/trunk/lib/includes/optimize.php#L165