CVE-2024-12006
W3 Total Cache <= 2.8.1 Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Deactivation and Extensions Activation/Deactivation
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
The W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to deactivate the plugin as well as activate and deactivate plugin extensions.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- boldgrid W3 Total Cache
through 2.8.1
References 6
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Extensions_Plugin_Admin.php#L186
- browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Extensions_Plugin_Admin.php#L63
- browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Extensions_Plugin_Admin.php#L220
- browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Generic_Plugin_Admin.php#L212
- browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Extensions_Plugin_Admin.php#L60