Breeze Cache < 2.5.13 - Unauthenticated File Creation via Cache Path Traversal
Priority LOW 30CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
The Breeze Cache WordPress plugin before 2.5.13 does not sanitise a value taken from the request before using it to build the paths of the files it caches, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create files at arbitrary locations on the server, outside the intended cache directory.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00324 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Breeze Cache (Unknown): 2.5.13
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | Breeze Cache | before 2.5.13 | 2.5.13 | Patch available | CNA |
- Breeze Cache VendorUnknown Affected before 2.5.13 Fixed in 2.5.13 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Breeze Cache (Unknown) Fixed in 2.5.13
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-79706
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6q26-44h2-x64m
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-79706 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-79706 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6q26-44h2-x64m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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