WAF - WAF Release - 2026-09-25 - Emergency

<p>This update provides immediate defense against critical vulnerabilities affecting WordPress and JFrog Artifactory, including path traversal, local file inclusion (LFI), cross-site scripting (XSS), and authentication bypass exploits.</p> <p><strong>Key Findings</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>CVE-2026-87902: A high-severity Path Traversal and Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability affecting WordPress. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this flaw to read arbitrary files on the host server, potentially exposing sensitive configuration data or system files.</p> </li> <li> <p>CVE-2026-42018 &amp; CVE-2026-82329: Critical authentication bypass vulnerabilities affecting JFrog Artifactory. Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass security controls and achieve unauthorized access to the Artifactory instance.</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Impact</strong></p> <p>We strongly recommend that administrators apply the latest vendor patches for WordPress and JFrog Artifactory to fully secure origin servers.</p> <p>Detailed Rule Changes</p> <table style="width: 100%"><thead><tr><th>Ruleset</th><th>Rule ID</th><th>Legacy Rule ID</th><th>Description</th><th>Previous Action</th><th>New Action</th><th>Comments</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Cloudflare Managed Ruleset</td><td><span class="rule-id" data-rule-id="64bcec36a74e445891d08a9870a43f96"><button type="button" title="Copy rule ID" aria-label="Copy rule ID 64bcec36a74e445891d08a9870a43f96" class="border-border bg-muted hover:border-foreground/30 hover:bg-accent inline-flex cursor-copy items-center rounded-md border px-1.5 py-0.5 transition-colors duration-150"><span class="font-mono text-[0.8125rem] font-medium">...70a43f96</span></button></span></td><td>N/A</td><td>Wordpress - Path Traversal, Local File Inclusion - CVE:CVE-2026-87902</td><td>N/A</td><td>Block</td><td>This is a new detection.</td></tr><tr><td>Cloudflare Managed Ruleset</td><td><span class="rule-id" data-rule-id="755ce44008cd482a964cb96e909a4db4"><button type="button" title="Copy rule ID" aria-label="Copy rule ID 755ce44008cd482a964cb96e909a4db4" class="border-border bg-muted hover:border-foreground/30 hover:bg-accent inline-flex cursor-copy items-center rounded-md border px-1.5 py-0.5 transition-colors duration-150"><span class="font-mono text-[0.8125rem] font-medium">...909a4db4</span></button></span></td><td>N/A</td><td>Wordpress - XSS - Comment</td><td>N/A</td><td>Block</td><td>This is a new detection.</td></tr><tr><td>Cloudflare Managed Ruleset</td><td><span class="rule-id" data-rule-id="76f7d07e2ff549789ab222cac797ef03"><button type="button" title="Copy rule ID" aria-label="Copy rule ID 76f7d07e2ff549789ab222cac797ef03" class="border-border bg-muted hover:border-foreground/30 hover:bg-accent inline-flex cursor-copy items-center rounded-md border px-1.5 py-0.5 transition-colors duration-150"><span class="font-mono text-[0.8125rem] font-medium">...c797ef03</span></button></span></td><td>N/A</td><td>JFrog Artifactory - Authentication Bypass - CVE:CVE-2026-42018</td><td>N/A</td><td>Block</td><td>This is a new detection.</td></tr><tr><td>Cloudflare Managed Ruleset</td><td><span class="rule-id" data-rule-id="c6dafaadb861478dbca81469a813ac74"><button type="button" title="Copy rule ID" aria-label="Copy rule ID c6dafaadb861478dbca81469a813ac74" class="border-border bg-muted hover:border-foreground/30 hover:bg-accent inline-flex cursor-copy items-center rounded-md border px-1.5 py-0.5 transition-colors duration-150"><span class="font-mono text-[0.8125rem] font-medium">...a813ac74</span></button></span></td><td>N/A</td><td>JFrog Artifactory - Authentication Bypass - CVE:CVE-2026-82329</td><td>N/A</td><td>Block</td><td>This is a new detection.</td></tr></tbody></table>