CVE-2024-53738 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-53738: WordPress Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster plugin <=1.3.9.8 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Gabe Livan
Product Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster
Weakness CWE-918 · SSRF
Published November 30, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

4.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Gabe Livan Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster wp-asset-clean-up allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster: from n/a through <= 1.3.9.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster versions up to 1.3.9.8 contain a server-side request forgery vulnerability. An authenticated administrator can craft requests that cause the plugin to make HTTP requests to internal or external systems on the attacker's behalf. The impact is limited to reading non-sensitive data and making minor modifications. A patch version has not been publicly identified.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site send HTTP requests to internal systems or external servers under the attacker's control.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A compromised admin account could be used to probe your internal network or exfiltrate data via outbound requests.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level access to the WordPress site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 30, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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