Cache Enabler < 1.8.17 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File and Directory Deletion via cache_enabler_clear_page_cache_by_url
Priority LOW 37CWE-73Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Cache Enabler WordPress plugin before 1.8.17 does not validate a URL before using it to build a filesystem path in its cache purge routine, and does not confine the resulting deletion to the cache directory, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary files and directories on sites where another installed Cache Enabler WordPress plugin before 1.8.17 or passes a request-derived URL to its public cache-clearing hook.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00231 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Cache Enabler (Unknown): 1.8.17
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 | Cache Enabler | before 1.8.17 | 1.8.17 | Patch available | CNA |
- Cache Enabler VendorUnknown Affected before 1.8.17 Fixed in 1.8.17 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Cache Enabler (Unknown) Fixed in 1.8.17
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-19253
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2v87-2mcf-5jgh
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-19253 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-19253 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2v87-2mcf-5jgh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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