Description

The Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wclearfy_cache_delete functionality . This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear the cache via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-13338

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 5.3

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected Products

Vendor: creativemotion

Product: Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 2.6% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-18 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13338
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e0a37ce4-9860-415e-bb88-545c30c95fc1?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3268278/clearfy/trunk/components/cache/includes/cache.php

Timeline