WP Fastest Cache Plugin up to 0.8.9.0 on WordPress wpFastestCache.php Referer Header directory traversal

A vulnerability was found in WP Fastest Cache Plugin up to 0.8.9.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function wp_postratings_clear_fastest_cache/rm_folder_recursively of the file wpFastestCache.php. The manipulation with the input value ../ leads to a directory traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. Impacted is integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/09/2019. The weakness was shared 07/29/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-6726 since 01/23/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/30/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 142 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: ≈5.4
VulDB Temp Score: ≈5.4
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Class: Directory traversal (CWE-22)
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Remediation: 🔍Recommended: no mitigation known

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01/23/2019 CVE assigned
03/09/2019 +45 days Vulnerability found
07/29/2019 +142 days Advisory disclosed
07/30/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
07/30/2019 +0 days VulDB last update
CVE: CVE-2019-6726 (🔒)
OSVDB: - WP Fastest Cache plugin for WordPress directory traversal
Created: 07/30/2019 08:45 AM
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