Path traversal in WP Fastest Cache - CVE-2019-13635
Published: August 19, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20295
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13635
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in wpFastestCache.php and inc/cache.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
WP Fastest Cache
How to mitigate CVE-2019-13635
Install updates from vendor's website.
WP Fastest Cache - update to 0.8.9.6
External References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153821/WordPress-WP-Fastest-Cache-0.8.9.5-Directory-Traversal.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2124614
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2124619
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/53
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fastest-cache/#developers
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9507