Information disclosure in W3 Total Cache
Priority LOW 37CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 allows remote attackers to retrieve password hash information due to insecure storage of database cache files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02134 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6077
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-624v-rq3v-wr69
- 2026-10-13 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
- 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Advisory 5
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6077
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/3
- https://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2013/cpai-24-oct2.html
- https://www.w3-edge.com/weblog/2013/01/security-w3-total-cache-0-9-2-4/
- https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-w3-total-cache-plugin-predictable-cache-filenames/
More W3 vulnerabilities
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- TI-2025-01533 XML external entity injection in w3c CSS Validator CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2023-14210 An issue in the component hang.wasm of WebAssembly 1.0 causes an infinite loop. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2009-01145 Stack-based buffer overflow in W3C Amaya Web Browser 11.1 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2016-07753 EpubCheck 4.0.1 is vulnerable to external XML entity processing attacks CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2012-05043 Information disclosure in W3 Total Cache CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2012-6077 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-6077 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-624v-rq3v-wr69 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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