Unauthenticated site modification via hardcoded API credentials
Published Jul 9, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Improper authorization in WP2Speed Faster 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to alter site assets and settings through its API. The plugin authenticates every incoming API request with credentials embedded in its code, allowing the shared values to authorize CSS overwrites, trial-setting updates, cache purges, and attachment searches. No account or user interaction is required; the reported consequence is limited to those API operations, not arbitrary code execution or full site takeover.
Summary
What happened
Improper authorization in WP2Speed Faster 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to alter site assets and settings through its API. The plugin authenticates every incoming API request with credentials embedded in its code, allowing the shared values to authorize CSS overwrites, trial-setting updates, cache purges, and attachment searches. No account or user interaction is required; the reported consequence is limited to those API operations, not arbitrary code execution or full site takeover.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-5810
- Published
- Jul 9, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- WP2Speed
- Product
- WP2Speed Faster – Optimize PageSpeed Insights Score 90-100
- Classifications
- CWE-798, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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