CVE-2026-4127 PUBLISHED

Speedup Optimization <= 1.5.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Modification via 'speedup01_enabled' AJAX Action

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 13.03.2026 Published: 21.03.2026 Updated: 21.03.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.3

Product Status

Vendor charlycharm
Product Speedup Optimization
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from * to 1.5.9 (incl.)

Credits

  • Nabil Irawan finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization CWE