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TI-2014-07157 Aliases CVE-2014-8724GHSA-367x-pccg-fc8h

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for…

Priority LOW 24CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02055 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:boldgrid:w3_total_cache:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 0.9.4VulnerableBoldGrid
  • cpe:2.3:a:boldgrid:w3_total_cache:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 0.9.4 Vulnerable ·BoldGrid

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8724
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-367x-pccg-fc8h

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2013-01782 WordPress W3 Total Cache Plugin 0.9.2.8 has a Remote PHP Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-04758 pub/sns.php in the W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4 for WordPress allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-11141 W3 Total Cache <= 2.8.1 Information Exposure via Log Files CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-11471 W3 Total Cache <= 2.8.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Server-Side Request Forgery CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2012-05043 Information disclosure in W3 Total Cache CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2012-05042 Information disclosure in W3 Total Cache CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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