# CVE-2026-23694: Aruba HiSpeed Cache < 3.0.5 CSRF in Multiple Administrative AJAX Actions

> Attackers can trick administrators into resetting plugin settings or modifying cache behavior via forged requests due to missing nonce verification.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7mg3-vfc7-xvch

## What is CVE-2026-23694?

CVE-2026-23694 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Aruba.it Aruba HiSpeed Cache, published on 23 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-23694?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-23694?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-23694 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-23694 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-23694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-23694 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-23694 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Aruba.it Aruba HiSpeed Cache, published on 23 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-23694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Aruba.it Aruba HiSpeed Cache. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23694/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23694/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23694
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23694
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23694

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23694/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.