CVE-2023-1929
WP Fastest Cache <= 1.1.2 - Missing Authorization in 'wpfc_purgecache_varnish_callback'
The WP Fastest Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the wpfc_purgecache_varnish_callback function in versions up to, and including, 1.1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to purge the varnish cache.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WP Fastest Cache <= 1.1.2 - Missing Authorization in 'wpfc_purgecache_varnish_callback'
The WP Fastest Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the wpfc_purgecache_varnish_callback function in versions up to, and including, 1.1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to purge the varnish cache.
- Record
CVE-2023-1929- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-24117
The WP Fastest Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the wpfc_purgecache_varnish_callback function in versions up to, and including, 1.1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to purge the varnish cache.
- Record
EUVD-2023-24117- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9r7g-xc2c-7hx6
The WP Fastest Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to...
The WP Fastest Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the wpfc_purgecache_varnish_callback function in versions up to, and including, 1.1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to purge the varnish cache.
- Record
GHSA-9r7g-xc2c-7hx6- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352, CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The WP Fastest Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the wpfc_purgecache_varnish_callback function in versions up to, and including, 1.1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to purge the varnish cache.
- Record
CVE-2023-1929- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-1929 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Wpfastestcache Wp Fastest Cache, published April 6, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.