Swift Performance Lite <= 2.3.6.18 - Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Modification
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
The Swift Performance Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the ajax_handler() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.6.18. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve and modify settings.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3722
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ggcw-7gr7-458r
References
More swte vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-09740 Swift Performance Lite <= 2.3.7.1 - Unauthenticated Local PHP File Inclusion via 'ajaxify' CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-25015 WordPress Swift Performance Lite plugin <= 2.3.6.20 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-3722 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-3722 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ggcw-7gr7-458r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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