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

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-36836
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-10-16 07:15:08 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 18:17:12 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.373590000 probability, percentile 0.971930000 (date 2026-04-22)

Problem Types: CWE-352 | CWE-22 | CWE-352 CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Primary8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wpfastestcache Wp Fastest Cache All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Emrevona WP Fastest Cache WordPress Cache Plugin affected 0.9.0.3 semver Not specified
ADP Wpfastestcache Wp Fastest Cache affected 0.9.0.3 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2235160/wp-fastest-cache [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org Patch
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/82f80916-37ab-4c5a-9787-2544c... [email protected] www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
wearetradecraft.com/advisories/tc-2020-0001 [email protected] wearetradecraft.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Glyn Wintle (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2020-02-05T00:00:00.000ZDisclosed
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