WP Super Cache <= 1.8 - Unauthenticated Cache Poisoning

6.5
Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data
CVSS 6.5 (Medium)
Publicly Published October 3, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024

Description

The WP Super Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Cache Poisoning in versions up to, and including, 1.8. This is due to insufficient parsing of URLs containing double slashes. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to poison the site's cache potentially resulting in harmful content being served to visitors.

References

Share

Vulnerability Details for WP Super Cache

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-super-cache (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.9, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.8
Patched Version
  • 1.9

Did you know Wordfence Intelligence provides free personal and commercial API access to our comprehensive WordPress vulnerability database, along with a free webhook integration to stay on top of the latest vulnerabilities added and updated in the database? Get started today!

Learn more

Want to get notified of the latest vulnerabilities that may affect your WordPress site?
Install Wordfence on your site today to get notified immediately if your site is affected by a vulnerability that has been added to our database.

Get Wordfence

The Wordfence Intelligence WordPress vulnerability database is completely free to access and query via API. Please review the documentation on how to access and consume the vulnerability data via API.

Documentation