CVE-2020-36836 (GCVE-0-2020-36836)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-10-16 06:43
Modified
2026-04-08 17:04
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Summary
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.
Impacted products
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