{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-18051", "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "WPScan", "dateReserved": "2026-07-28T12:02:07.571Z", "datePublished": "2026-08-19T06:00:18.573Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-19T06:00:18.573Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "shortName": "WPScan", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-19T06:00:18.573Z"}, "title": "W3 Total Cache < 2.10.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Directory File Write and .htaccess Overwrite via Path Traversal in the Page Cache Key", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Unknown", "product": "W3 Total Cache", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "versionType": "semver", "version": "0", "lessThan": "2.10.5"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.10.5 does not properly validate the request path it uses to build cache file names, allowing unauthenticated attackers to write a file into any existing directory on the server, inside or outside the web root, overwriting whatever occupies the target name.\nOn Apache, the same flaw overwrites the site's .htaccess files, which breaks the site and can strip hardening rules that other security measures rely on."}], "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dc56cdd2-419b-4a64-9d2a-29dc7e79cb6d/", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description"]}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Jakub Herman", "type": "finder"}, {"lang": "en", "value": "WPScan", "type": "coordinator"}], "source": {"discovery": "EXTERNAL"}, "x_generator": {"engine": "WPScan CVE Generator"}}}}

{}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"defaultStatus": "unaffected", "product": "W3 Total Cache", "vendor": "Unknown", "versions": [{"lessThan": "2.10.5", "status": "affected", "version": "0", "versionType": "semver"}]}], "source": "[email protected]"}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.10.5 does not properly validate the request path it uses to build cache file names, allowing unauthenticated attackers to write a file into any existing directory on the server, inside or outside the web root, overwriting whatever occupies the target name.\nOn Apache, the same flaw overwrites the site's .htaccess files, which breaks the site and can strip hardening rules that other security measures rely on."}], "id": "CVE-2026-18051", "lastModified": "2026-08-19T06:17:36.863", "metrics": {}, "published": "2026-08-19T06:17:36.863", "references": [{"source": "[email protected]", "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dc56cdd2-419b-4a64-9d2a-29dc7e79cb6d/"}], "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]", "vulnStatus": "Received"}

{}

{}