CVE-2020-36836 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2020-36836

WP Fastest Cache <= 0.9.0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion

8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

The WP Fastest Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary file deletion in versions up to, and including, 0.9.0.2 due to a lack of capability checking and insufficient path validation. This makes it possible for authenticated users with minimal permissions to delete arbitrary files from the server.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Glyn Wintle

References

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Affected Vendor

emrevona

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Affected Software

WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin

Vulnerable Versions:

0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 16th, 2024

Last Modified: April 8th, 2026

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1566.002 Spearphishing Link

T1204.001 Malicious Link

T1098 Account Manipulation

T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation