CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe Cache Purger plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an authorization bypass, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher to delete the cache-purge audit log. This vulnerability can lead to the permanent loss of cache-purge history, potentially hindering the ability to track cache-related actions. WordPress site administrators using this plugin should prioritize patching to mitigate the risk of unauthorized log manipulation.
Original NVD Description
The The Cache Purger plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.20. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to permanently truncate the plugin's cache-purge audit log (wp-content/purge.log), destroying the entire cache-purge audit history. The tcp_log_purge nonce is rendered in the admin bar on frontend pages accessible to all authenticated users including subscribers, meaning any authenticated user possesses the nonce required to trigger the deletion.