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10Web Booster EUVDEUVD-2026-102671

| CVE-2026-103896 HIGH
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2026-10-16 Wordfence GHSA-gpm8-99q9-v8fc
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Wordfence
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Send crafted HTTP request with traversal GET params
  2. Exploit
    Unsanitized concatenation in get_cache_file_dir() builds out-of-root path
  3. Execution
    cache_content() calls mkdir()/file_put_contents() without realpath check
  4. Impact
    Arbitrary 0777 directories created and page cache poisoned

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Requires that 10Web Booster (≤2.34.5) is installed and active with its page-caching path reachable, so that attacker-supplied GET parameter names and values flow into OptimizerWebPageCache::get_cache_file_dir() and reach the cache_content() sink. No authentication, user interaction, or special privileges are needed (PR:N/UI:N), and default configurations are affected once caching is operative. Exploitation is LIMITED by design: the written filename is fixed ('source.html'), the file extension cannot be changed, and the content is the server-rendered page buffer rather than attacker-controlled data - so no PHP/executable file can be planted and the practical outcome is bounded to arbitrary directory creation and cache poisoning. Successful out-of-root writes also depend on filesystem permissions of the PHP/web-server user at the traversed target path.

Impact

Signals conflict on severity. The input CVSS of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N with I:H) correctly captures that this is remotely reachable by unauthenticated attackers at low complexity, but the I:H rating overstates impact: the description explicitly constrains the write to a fixed filename ('source.html'), a non-attacker-controlled content (the rendered page buffer), and no PHP/code-execution capability. The realistic impact is arbitrary recursive directory creation (mode 0777) outside the cache root plus cache poisoning - an integrity issue, but a limited one (I assess I:L, not I:H). No EPSS score, KEV listing, or public POC was provided, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. The 'RCE' tag in the input directly contradicts the description, which states code execution is not possible. Net: a legitimate unauthenticated flaw worth patching, but not a critical-impact or actively-exploited emergency; prioritize based on exposure of the affected plugin rather than on the raw 7.5 score.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated attacker sends a crafted HTTP request to a WordPress site running 10Web Booster ≤2.34.5, embedding path-traversal sequences in the GET parameter names/values that get_cache_file_dir() concatenates raw into the on-disk cache path. Because cache_content() calls mkdir() and file_put_contents() with no realpath containment check (unlike the sibling delete_page_cache()), directories are created and a 'source.html' cache file is written outside the intended cache root. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis; the demonstrated impact is cache poisoning and arbitrary directory creation, not code execution.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 16, 2026

Unauthenticated path traversal in the 10Web Booster WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 2.34.5) lets remote attackers create arbitrary directories outside the plugin's cache root, with 0777 permissions applied recursively, and plant a cached page inside them by feeding unsanitized GET parameter names and values into the cache path. The write primitive is strictly limited - the filename is hard-coded to source.html and the body is the server-rendered page buffer rather than attacker-supplied content, so no executable file can be planted and code execution is not achievable, with the realistic outcomes being cache poisoning and stray directory creation (published CVSS 7.5 with I:H; the independent assessment revises integrity impact to Low), and no public exploit identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Upgrade the 10Web Booster plugin to the fixed release - the CVE references point to WordPress.org plugin tag 2.34.8, the version immediately following the vulnerable 2.34.5, so treat 2.34.8 or later as the vendor-released patch (Wordfence threat-intel advisory: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/83e672e7-2483-46e9-ae16-a9e7ccc4bcb8?source=cve). If immediate upgrading is not possible, deactivate the plugin until it can be updated, or, if the caching feature is essential, restrict external access to endpoints that populate the page cache so attacker-controlled GET parameter names and values cannot reach get_cache_file_dir(); the trade-off is loss of cache-warming/optimization functionality for those requests and possible performance regression. Because the write sink honors filesystem permissions of the PHP/web-server user, tightening that account's write access outside the WordPress uploads/cache directories, and removing world-writable (0777) directory inheritance, provides a compensating control that limits the blast radius of any directory creation; this does not fix the underlying traversal and may break other plugins that rely on broad write access. Monitor for unexpected source.html files or newly created 0777 directories outside the plugin cache root as an indicator of attempted exploitation.

Affected VersionsENISA

10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 0 ≤2.34.5

Affected Packages

euvd 10web_booster_website_speed_optimization_cache_page_speed_optimizer no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

The issue is a classic CWE-22 path traversal in the caching layer of the 10Web Booster (tenweb-speed-optimizer) WordPress plugin, caused by missing input sanitization combined with a missing canonicalization check at the write sink. OptimizerWebPageCache::get_cache_file_dir() concatenates raw $_GET parameter names and values directly into the on-disk cache path, and the cache_content() sink then calls mkdir() with mode 0777 (recursive) and file_put_contents() on the resulting path without any realpath containment check; the sibling delete_page_cache() function does perform such a containment check, highlighting the inconsistency that creates the vulnerability. Because traversal sequences in the parameter data reach the filesystem path, an attacker can escape the intended cache root, but the primitive is bounded by design: the filename is always source.html (extension fixed, so no .php payloads), and the written bytes are the rendered page buffer generated by the server rather than attacker-controlled content, which is why the reported feed tag 'RCE' overstates the demonstrated impact and code execution is not possible. Exploitation also depends on the PHP/web-server user having write permissions along the traversed target path, and, per the independent assessment, the affected plugin must be installed, active, and reachable through its caching path. Source-level references for the vulnerable logic are in the WordPress plugin Trac at the 2.34.5 tagged files for OptimizerWebPageCache.php (lines 190, 205, 312) and OptimizerWebPageValidations.php (line 299).

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Severity by source

Vendor (Wordfence) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Unauthenticated remote low-complexity reach (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); integrity only and limited since filename/content are fixed and non-attacker-controlled, so I:L not I:H, with C:N/A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).

CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

The 10Web Booster - Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to a limited file write via path traversal in versions up to, and including, 2.34.5 This is due to the OptimizerWebPageCache::get_cache_file_dir() function concatenating raw, unsanitized $_GET parameter names and values into the on-disk cache path, and the cache_content() sink calling mkdir() and file_put_contents() on the result with no realpath containment check - unlike the sibling delete_page_cache(), which does perform one. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary directories (mode 0777, recursively) outside the cache root and write a cached page into them. The write is LIMITED: the filename is always 'source.html', so the extension is fixed, and the content is the rendered page buffer rather than attacker-supplied data. PHP files cannot be written and code execution is not possible; the demonstrated impact is cache poisoning and arbitrary directory creation.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A flaw in the 10Web Booster WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 2.34.5) allows remote attackers to create arbitrary directories outside the plugin's cache root with world-writable permissions and to plant cached pages within them. Affected organizations run WordPress sites using this plugin, where the realistic impact is cache poisoning and unwanted directory sprawl rather than code execution. Because no vendor patch is currently available and the write primitive cannot plant executable content, leadership should treat this as a moderate-risk operational issue requiring plugin-level mitigation and monitoring rather than an emergency code-execution incident.

Business Impact: Medium
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: deactivate or remove the 10Web Booster plugin where feasible; restrict filesystem write permissions so the web server user cannot create directories outside the intended cache root; deploy WAF rules to block path traversal sequences in GET parameters; enable filesystem integrity monitoring to detect unexpected directories with 0777 permissions and stray source.html cache files; purge and validate cached content to detect poisoning.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 61% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
WordPress speed/cache plugin with a moderate but not universal install base
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.

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