W3SPEEDSTER <= 7.26 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Remote Code Execution

9.1
Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')
CVE CVE-2024-8512
CVSS 9.1 (Critical)
Publicly Published October 29, 2024
Last Updated October 30, 2024
Researcher Lesor101 - none

Description

The W3SPEEDSTER plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 7.26 via the 'script' parameter of the hookBeforeStartOptimization() function. This is due to the plugin passing user supplied input to eval(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to execute code on the server.

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Vulnerability Details for W3SPEEDSTER

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug w3speedster-wp (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 7.27, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 7.26
Patched Version
  • 7.27

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