CVE-2021-24430: 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

high Affects speed-booster-pack (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

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

Package
speed-booster-pack (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<4.2.0
Fixed in
4.2.0
Severity
high  CVSS 7.2
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (77.4th percentile)
Published
2021-08-02
Source
nvd

References

CWE-94
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