CVE-2026-19253
The Cache Enabler WordPress plugin before 1.8.17 does not validate a URL before using it to build a…
- Risk score
- 60/100
- CVSS
- 8.7 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.2%
- Published
- 1 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- 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 C…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 1.8.17 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 8.7 high
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
Original description
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.
Last activity 1 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.