CVE-2020-36836

8.0 highEPSS 1.5%

High (8.0) in wpfastestcache wp fastest cache. EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.0 high

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

EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 74% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWEs: CWE-22, CWE-352
Published: 2024-10-16
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

wpfastestcache:wp_fastest_cache

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2235160/wp-fastest-cache
https://wearetradecraft.com/advisories/tc-2020-0001/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/82f80916-37ab-4c5a-9787-2544c620acac?source=cve

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