APCu Manager < 4.5.0 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Cache Key Pollution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The APCu Manager WordPress plugin before 4.5.0 does not escape APCu object-cache keys before rendering them in an admin-area page, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. When a persistent object cache is enabled, cache keys derived from unsanitised user input (e.g. a transient name created by another APCu Manager WordPress plugin before 4.5.0 from an unauthenticated request) are output without escaping and execute arbitrary JavaScript in the session of an administrator viewing the page.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | APCu Manager | before 4.5.0 | 4.5.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- APCu Manager VendorUnknown Affected before 4.5.0 Fixed in 4.5.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA APCu Manager (Unknown) Fixed in 4.5.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-10083
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p975-px59-fhr4
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-10083 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-10083 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p975-px59-fhr4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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