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CVE-2024-6553: WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon <= 3.4.3 - Unauthenticated Full Path Disclosure

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.3.This is due to the plugin utilizing wpdesk and leaving test files with display_errors on. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full path of the web application, which can be used to aid other attacks. The information displayed is not useful on its own, and requires another vulnerability to be present for damage to an affected website.

Affected products

• aguidrevitch WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon: before 3.4.4 — fixed in 3.4.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: aguidrevitch WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon 3.4.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3117899%40wp-meteor&new=3117899%40wp-meteor&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6197c194-5a17-41da-be79-58a6f5c68a0b?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3117899%40wp-meteor&new=3117899%40wp-meteor&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6197c194-5a17-41da-be79-58a6f5c68a0b?source=cve

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