WP Fastest Cache <= 0.9.0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion

8.0
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVE CVE-2020-36836
CVSS 8.0 (High)
Publicly Published February 5, 2020
Last Updated October 24, 2024
Researcher Glyn Wintle

Description

The WP Fastest Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary file deletion in versions up to, and including, 0.9.0.2 due to a lack of capability checking and insufficient path validation. This makes it possible for authenticated users with minimal permissions to delete arbitrary files from the server.

Wordfence blocked 3 attacks targeting this vulnerability in the past 24 hours.

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Vulnerability Details for WP Fastest Cache

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-fastest-cache (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 0.9.0.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 0.9.0.3
Patched Version
  • 0.9.0.3

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