WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2015-4089 Deferred

Wp Fastest Cache: Cross-site request forgery

Wp Fastest Cache is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.

CVE / CNA score 8.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 8.8 CVSS 3.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Wp Fastest Cache
Plugin slug
wp-fastest-cache
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 19, 2017
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Sep 19, 2017 and is one of 31 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Wp Fastest Cache to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the optionsPageRequest function in admin.php in WP Fastest Cache plugin before 0.8.3.5 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims for requests that call the (1) saveOption, (2) deleteCache, (3) deleteCssAndJsCache, or (4) addCacheTimeout method via the wpFastestCachePage parameter in the WpFastestCacheOptions/ page.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources