CVE-2014-8724

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for WordPress, when debug mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Cache key" in the HTML-Comments, as demonstrated by the PATH_INFO to the default URI.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129626/W3-Total-Cache-0.9.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534266/100/0/threaded
https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/changelog/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.secuvera.de/advisories/secuvera-SA-2014-01.txt	Exploit

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:boldgrid:w3_total_cache:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

26 May 2023, 17:46

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:w3edge:total_cache::::::wordpress::*	cpe:2.3:a:boldgrid:w3_total_cache::::::wordpress::*
First Time		Boldgrid w3 Total Cache Boldgrid

Information

Published : 2014-12-19 15:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:31

NVD link : CVE-2014-8724

Mitre link : CVE-2014-8724

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-8724

JSON object : View

Products Affected

boldgrid

w3_total_cache

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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