emrevona WP Fastest Cache Plugin up to 1.2.6 on WordPress wp-config.php specificDeleteCache path traversal

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in emrevona WP Fastest Cache Plugin up to 1.2.6 on WordPress. Affected is the function specificDeleteCache of the file wp-config.php. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-4347. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in emrevona WP Fastest Cache Plugin up to 1.2.6 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function specificDeleteCache of the file wp-config.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The WP Fastest Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.6 via the specificDeleteCache function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can include wp-config.php files of the affected site or other sites in a shared hosting environment.

The weakness was disclosed by Khayal Farzaliyev. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-4347 since 04/30/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• emrevona

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• WP Fastest Cache Plugin

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• 1.2.0
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2
• 1.2.3
• 1.2.4
• 1.2.5
• 1.2.6

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