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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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000
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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | W3 Total Cache < 2.10.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Directory File Write and .htaccess Overwrite via Path Traversal in the Page Cache Key | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-19T16:44:12.841Z
Reserved: 2026-07-28T12:02:07.571Z
Link: CVE-2026-18051
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-19T06:17:36.863
Modified: 2026-08-19T17:18:36.337
Link: CVE-2026-18051
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-19T19:45:04Z
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CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')