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CVE-2026-109985

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Description

The xSpeed Cache: AI-Powered Performance Hub with MCP, Caching & CDN plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'content' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.4 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-17 04:16:51.760000
Last modified
2026-10-19 15:16:45.150000
View original CVE JSON
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  "published": "2026-10-17T04:16:51.760",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T15:16:45.150",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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    }
  ],
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          "baseScore": 6.4,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
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  "references": [
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      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xspeed/tags/1.4.2/includes/class-lazy-loader.php#L742",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xspeed/tags/1.4.2/includes/class-lazy-loader.php#L879",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xspeed/tags/1.4.2/includes/class-lazy-loader.php#L882",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xspeed/tags/1.4.2/includes/modules/Lazy/LazyModule.php#L197",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3749755%40xspeed&new=3749755%40xspeed",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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}