# CVE-2024-13338: Webcraftic Clearfy – WordPress optimization plugin <= 2.3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Clear Cache

> Unauthenticated attackers can clear the site cache by tricking administrators into clicking a link due to missing nonce validation.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-42mc-4rwh-2wv6

## What is CVE-2024-13338?

CVE-2024-13338 is a medium-severity vulnerability in creativemotion Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer, published on 12 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13338?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cm-Wp Clearfy.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-13338?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13338 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-13338 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-13338 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in creativemotion Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer

- [CVE-2024-13337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13337/): Cross-site request forgery in Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2024-13338 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-13338 is a medium-severity vulnerability in creativemotion Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer, published on 12 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-13338 exists.

Affected product: creativemotion Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13338/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13338/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13338
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13338
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13338

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13338/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.