Aruba.it Dev HiSpeed Cache up to 3.0.4 on WordPress admin-ajax.php ahsc_reset_options cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability was found in Aruba.it Dev HiSpeed Cache up to 3.0.4 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is the function ahsc_reset_options of the file admin-ajax.php. The manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-23694. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Aruba.it Dev HiSpeed Cache up to 3.0.4 on WordPress. Affected is the function ahsc_reset_options of the file admin-ajax.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Aruba HiSpeed Cache (aruba-hispeed-cache) WordPress plugin versions prior to 3.0.5 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting multiple administrative AJAX actions. The handlers for ahsc_reset_options, ahsc_debug_status, and ahsc_enable_purge perform authentication and capability checks but do not verify a WordPress nonce for state-changing requests. An attacker can induce a logged-in administrator to visit a malicious webpage that submits forged requests to admin-ajax.php, resulting in unauthorized resetting of plugin settings, toggling of the WordPress WP_DEBUG configuration, or modification of cache purging behavior without the administrator’s intent.

The weakness was published by Rahul Karne. The advisory is available at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-23694 since 01/14/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/24/2026).

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Upgrading to version 3.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Aruba.it Dev

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• HiSpeed Cache

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• 3.0.0
• 3.0.1
• 3.0.2
• 3.0.3
• 3.0.4

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