Path traversal in WP Fastest Cache - CVE-2021-20714
Published: April 27, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52597
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20714
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted HTTP request and delete arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
WP Fastest Cache
How to mitigate CVE-2021-20714
Install update from vendor's website.
WP Fastest Cache - update to 0.9.1.7