Cache Enabler < 1.8.17 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File and Directory Deletion via cache_enabler_clear_page_cache_by_url
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.
CVE-2026-19253
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-19253
Cache Enabler
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "Unknown",
"product": "Cache Enabler",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "1.8.17",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-19253
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
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- Event
- #5101 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date