CVE detail
CVE-2024-12365
The W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the is_w3tc_admin_page function in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to obtain the plugin's nonce value and perform unauthorized actions, resulting in information disclosure, service plan limits consumption as well as making web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application that can be used to query information from internal services, including instance metadata on cloud-based applications.
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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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- A flaw in the W3 Total Cache plugin exposes hundreds of thousands of WordPress sites to attacksSecurity Affairs
A WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin vulnerability could allow attackers to access information from internal services, including metadata on cloud-based apps. A severe vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12365 (CVSS score of 8.5) in the WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin could expose metadata from internal services and cloud apps. The WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin is a […]
newssecurityaffairs.comJan 19, 2025, 7:20 PM
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