Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-49746

SSRF in Softaculous Speedycache ≤ 1.1.3

SSRF
Published
07 December 2023
Modified
28 April 2026
CVSS Score v3.1 4.9
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0032 25th percentile
Risk Priority 37 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-49746 is a medium-severity SSRF (CWE-918) vulnerability in Softaculous Speedycache. Its CVSS base score is 4.9 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 25th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A01:2025 Broken Access Control

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Softaculous Team SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance.This issue affects SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance: from n/a through 1.1.2.

CWE(s)
CWE-918

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-43299Same product: Softaculous Speedycache
CVE-2023-6598Same product: Softaculous Speedycache
CVE-2024-8669Same vendor: Softaculous
CVE-2024-0697Same vendor: Softaculous
CVE-2025-46568Shared CWE-918
CVE-2024-51408Shared CWE-918
CVE-2026-15525Shared CWE-918
CVE-2025-28089Shared CWE-918
CVE-2024-37359Shared CWE-918
CVE-2026-15143Shared CWE-918

Affected Assets

softaculous
speedycache
≤ 1.1.3

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.3.6
  • V1.5.3
  • V5.3.2
  • V10.4.7

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-918

Penetration testing attempts server-side requests to internal resources, identifying SSRF weaknesses for remediation.

SC-7 Boundary Protection
addresses: CWE-918

Outbound connections to external resources can be monitored and limited at the boundary, reducing SSRF impact.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-918

Validates server-side URLs and resource references to block SSRF attempts.

SI-4 System Monitoring
addresses: CWE-918

Detects server-side request forgery through monitoring of unexpected outbound connections.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure development practices directly include input validation and destination allow-listing that prevent SSRF.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

Runtime monitoring of web applications and services can detect anomalous outbound requests indicative of SSRF.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification processes can discover and record SSRF flaws in web applications.

PR.IR-01 partial match
prevents

Network segmentation and egress controls can limit the damage from successful SSRF requests.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.7 Threat intelligence partial match
prevents

Operational threat data describing SSRF campaigns can be used to tighten outbound-request allow-lists and detection rules before attackers exploit them.

References