Missing authorization in charlycharm Speedup Optimization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
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.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| charlycharm | Speedup Optimization | up to 1.5.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Speedup Optimization Vendorcharlycharm Affected up to 1.5.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-4127
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r2gp-fxxq-xp2g
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3f37c650-af0d-4474-9c1b-7f8d361b4d81?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/speedup-optimization/trunk/speedup-optimization.php#L172
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/speedup-optimization/tags/1.5.9/speedup-optimization.php#L172
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/speedup-optimization/trunk/speedup-optimization.php#L178
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/speedup-optimization/tags/1.5.9/speedup-optimization.php#L178
Sources
- CVE-2026-4127 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-4127 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r2gp-fxxq-xp2g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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