The APCu Manager WordPress plugin before 4.5.0 does not escape APCu object-cache keys before rendering them in an admin-area page, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. When a persistent object cache is enabled, cache keys derived from unsanitised user input (e.g. a transient name created by another APCu Manager WordPress plugin before 4.5.0 from an unauthenticated request) are output without escaping and execute arbitrary JavaScript in the session of an administrator viewing the page.
Update Unknown/APCu Manager to 4.5.0 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.
Local check
hol-guard supply-chain scanAPCu Manager < 4.5.0 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Cache Key Pollution affects Unknown/APCu Manager (generic). Severity is high. The APCu Manager WordPress plugin before 4.5.0 does not escape APCu object-cache keys before rendering them in an admin-area page, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. When a persistent object cache is enabled, cache keys derived from unsanitised user input (e.g. a transient name created by another APCu Manager WordPress plugin before 4.5.0 from an unauthenticated request) are output without escaping and execute arbitrary JavaScript in the session of an administrator viewing the page.
AI coding agents often install or upgrade packages automatically in generic. A high vulnerability in a dependency can be pulled into a project through a normal install or update without a human reviewing the change, expanding the blast radius from a single package to every agent workspace that depends on it.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown/APCu Managergeneric |
The APCu Manager WordPress plugin before 4.5.0 does not escape APCu object-cache keys before rendering them in an admin-area page, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. When a persistent object cache is enabled, cache keys derived from unsanitised user input (e.g. a transient name created by another APCu Manager WordPress plugin before 4.5.0 from an unauthenticated request) are output without escaping and execute arbitrary JavaScript in the session of an administrator viewing the page.
Update Unknown/APCu Manager to 4.5.0 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.
Local check
hol-guard supply-chain scanAPCu Manager < 4.5.0 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Cache Key Pollution affects Unknown/APCu Manager (generic). Severity is high. The APCu Manager WordPress plugin before 4.5.0 does not escape APCu object-cache keys before rendering them in an admin-area page, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. When a persistent object cache is enabled, cache keys derived from unsanitised user input (e.g. a transient name created by another APCu Manager WordPress plugin before 4.5.0 from an unauthenticated request) are output without escaping and execute arbitrary JavaScript in the session of an administrator viewing the page.
AI coding agents often install or upgrade packages automatically in generic. A high vulnerability in a dependency can be pulled into a project through a normal install or update without a human reviewing the change, expanding the blast radius from a single package to every agent workspace that depends on it.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown/APCu Managergeneric |
| >=0 <4.5.0 |
| 4.5.0 |
Fixed versions are reported by the source feed; confirm compatibility before updating.
Reported by CVE List V5 (cvelist).
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| 4.5.0 |
Fixed versions are reported by the source feed; confirm compatibility before updating.
Reported by CVE List V5 (cvelist).
HOL Guard can help your team review package activity against supported protection paths.
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