CVE-2021-24430

Speed Booster Pack 4.2.0-beta - Authenticated (admin+) RCE

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: August 2, 2021 at 10:31 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSpeed Booster Pack

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

The Speed Booster Pack ⚡ PageSpeed Optimization Suite WordPress plugin before 4.2.0 did not validate its caching_exclude_urls and caching_include_query_strings settings before outputting them in a PHP file, which could lead to RCE

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.2.04.2.0-beta ≤ v < 4.2.0-beta*4.2.0-beta
Affected range stops below 4.2.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.2.0-beta*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-94

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