cloudways Breeze Cache Plugin up to 2.4.4 on WordPress fetch_gravatar_from_remote unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in cloudways Breeze Cache Plugin up to 2.4.4 on WordPress and classified as critical. The affected element is the function fetch_gravatar_from_remote. Such manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-3844. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in cloudways Breeze Cache Plugin up to 2.4.4 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function fetch_gravatar_from_remote. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Breeze Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'fetch_gravatar_from_remote' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. The vulnerability can only be exploited if "Host Files Locally - Gravatars" is enabled, which is disabled by default.

The weakness was published by Hung Nguyen. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-3844 since 03/09/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1608.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-25174). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Breeze Cache Plugin 2.4.1

Timelineinfo

03/09/2026 CVE reserved
04/23/2026 +44 days Advisory disclosed
04/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Hung Nguyen
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-3844 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-3844
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-359090
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/23/2026 07:09
Updated: 04/23/2026 10:47
Changes: 04/23/2026 07:09 (67), 04/23/2026 10:47 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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