---
id: CVE-2026-19253
title: >-
  The Cache Enabler WordPress plugin before 1.8.17 does not validate a URL
  before using it to build a filesystem path in its cache purge routine, and
  does not confine the resulting deletion to the cache directory, allowing
  unauthenticated …
summary: >-
  The Cache Enabler WordPress plugin before 1.8.17 does not validate a URL
  before using it to build a filesystem path in its cache purge routine, and
  does not confine the resulting deletion to the cache directory, allowing
  unauthenticated …
severity: high
cvss: 8.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-73
product: Cache Enabler
affected:
  - cache_enabler < 1.8.17
published: '2026-10-01'
updated: '2026-10-01'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-01T13:11:52.923'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19253'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/49ecffb5-26ae-43e5-9942-e2d63970b39d/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-01T10:44:55.308841Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-01T06:38:44.647Z'
---

## Overview

The Cache Enabler WordPress plugin before 1.8.17 does not validate a URL before using it to build a filesystem path in its cache purge routine, and does not confine the resulting deletion to the cache directory, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary files and directories on sites where another installed Cache Enabler WordPress plugin before 1.8.17 or  passes a request-derived URL to its public cache-clearing hook.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.