CVE-2021-24430

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

7.2 High

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

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.72%Up 1.1 points since Aug 3, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2021-24430
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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

Record: CVE-2021-24430
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-11342 No score

Record: EUVD-2021-11342
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f4x8-rxpq-gg98 No score

The Speed Booster Pack âš¡ PageSpeed Optimization Suite WordPress plugin before 4.2.0 did not...

The Speed Booster Pack âš¡ 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

Record: GHSA-f4x8-rxpq-gg98
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-24430 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Optimocha Speed Booster Pack, published August 2, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.72%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.