CVE-2026-4127
Speedup Optimization <= 1.5.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Settings Update via 'speedup01_enabled' AJAX Action
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.3 Medium
- Published
- Mar 21, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 16, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 13, 2026
Description
The Speedup Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to and including 1.5.9. The `speedup01_ajax_enabled()` function, which handles the `wp_ajax_speedup01_enabled` AJAX action, does not perform any capability check via `current_user_can()` and also lacks nonce verification. This is in contrast to other AJAX handlers in the same plugin (e.g., `speedup01_ajax_install_iox` and `speedup01_ajax_delete_cache_file`) which properly check for `install_plugins` and `manage_options` capabilities respectively. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to enable or disable the site's optimization module by sending a POST request to admin-ajax.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Speedup Optimizationcharlycharm |
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References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3f37c650-af0d-4474-9c1b-7f8d361b4d81?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/speedup-optimization/trunk/speedup-optimization.php#L172
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/speedup-optimization/tags/1.5.9/speedup-optimization.php#L172
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/speedup-optimization/trunk/speedup-optimization.php#L178
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/speedup-optimization/tags/1.5.9/speedup-optimization.php#L178
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