CVE-2024-43299 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-43299: WordPress SpeedyCache plugin <= 1.1.8 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Softaculous

Product SpeedyCache

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published August 26, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Softaculous SpeedyCache speedycache.This issue affects SpeedyCache: from n/a through <= 1.1.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

SpeedyCache versions up to 1.1.8 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires the admin to visit the attacker's page while logged into their site. This can lead to unauthorized changes or disruption of site functionality.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in admin into performing unwanted actions on the site by visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized configuration changes or cache operations could be performed without admin consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must visit attacker-controlled webpage while logged into the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 26, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43299 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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