CVE-2026-18051

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. On 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.
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Published : 2026-08-19 06:17

Updated : 2026-08-26 16:30


NVD link : CVE-2026-18051

Mitre link : CVE-2026-18051

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-18051


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CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')