What is CVE-2020-36836?

CVE-2020-36836 is a high-severity vulnerability in Emrevona Wp Fastest Cache – Wordpress Plugin, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2024-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-36836?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-36836 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Emrevona Wp Fastest Cache – Wordpress Plugin

CVE-2020-36836

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 aut…

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.014 (68.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Emrevona Wp Fastest Cache – Wordpress Plugin — versions 0
Wpfastestcache Wp_fastest_cache

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36836?: CVE-2020-36836 is a high-severity vulnerability in Emrevona Wp Fastest Cache – Wordpress Plugin, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2024-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-36836?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36836 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.