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WordPress Plugin WP Super Cache Cache Poisoning (1.8)

Description

WordPress Plugin WP Super Cache is prone to a cache poisoning vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow a remote attacker to place invalid entries into a cache, which are then assumed to be valid when later used. WordPress Plugin WP Super Cache version 1.8 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.9 or latest

References

https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=WPEX-ID:F9DDDB51-60FF-4FED-8C89-749D92C4AF94

https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/blob/trunk/projects/plugins/super-cache/CHANGELOG.md#changelog

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-349 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update

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