PT-2019-18286 · WordPress · Wp Fastest Cache

Published 2019-07-29 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-6726

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP Fastest Cache plugin versions prior to 0.9.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files due to mishandling of ../ in an HTTP Referer header by the wp postratings clear fastest cache and rm folder recursively functions in wpFastestCache.php.

Recommendations For WP Fastest Cache plugin versions prior to 0.9.0, update to version 0.9.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the wpFastestCache.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-6726

Affected Products

Wp Fastest Cache

References · 7

• 🔥 https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152042 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-6726 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6726 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-fastest-cache/trunk/wpFastestCache.php · Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fastest-cache/#developers · Note
• https://wpfastestcache.com · Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fastest-cache · Note