WordPress plugin
WP Super Cache <= 1.4.4 — Directory Listing
13981037-e698-42a7-9471-e27486cf1a4ePublished · Updated Action summary
Affected: <1.4.5Update to 1.4.5 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium5.3
- CVSS
- 5.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
WP Super Cache wp-super-cache
- Affected< 1.4.5
- Patched in1.4.5
Update to 1.4.5 or newer.
You are affected if you run < 1.4.5. Version 1.4.5 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under WP Super Cache.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 1.4.5, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch WP Super Cache to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence.
The WP Super Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Listing in versions up to, and including, 1.4.4. This allows unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary directories on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in WP Super Cache
All 12| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.5 | Unauthenticated Cache Poisoning ≤1.8Update to 1.9 | — | |
| High7.2 | Authenticated Remote Code Execution <1.7.3Update to 1.7.3 | CVE-2021-24312 | |
| Medium4.8 | Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting <1.7.3Update to 1.7.3 | CVE-2021-24329 | |
| High7.2 | Authenticated (Admin+) Remote Code Execution <1.7.2Update to 1.7.2 | CVE-2021-24209 | |
| Medium5.3 | Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.4.8Update to 1.4.9 | — |
- Medium6.5Unauthenticated Cache Poisoning
≤1.8Update to 1.9
- High7.2Authenticated Remote Code Execution
<1.7.3Update to 1.7.3
- Medium4.8Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
<1.7.3Update to 1.7.3
- High7.2Authenticated (Admin+) Remote Code Execution
<1.7.2Update to 1.7.2
- Medium5.3Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.4.8Update to 1.4.9
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 5.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.