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High · 8.5 Public exploit CVE-2024-12365 EUVD-2024-50808GHSA-9q5v-hcvj-3v9v

W3 Total Cache <= 2.8.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Server-Side Request Forgery

Published Jan 14, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

Vendor: Bold Grid Product: W3 Total Cache Category: Web / CMS

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
boldgrid W3 Total Cache ≤ 2.8.1 —

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

  • spyata123/W3TotalChache ★ 0 · Mar 11, 2025

    Testing for CVE-2019-6715 (Arbitrary File Read)/ CVE-2024-12365 (SSRF/Info Disclosure)

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