TI-2024-11139 Aliases CVE-2024-12006 GHSA-qjr6-x22w-558c

Missing authorization in BoldGrid W3 Total Cache

LOW 31CWE-862Published 2025-01-14 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00519 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
BoldGrid	W3 Total Cache	up to 2.8.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

W3 Total Cache VendorBoldGrid Affected up to 2.8.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:boldgrid:w3_total_cache::::::wordpress::*	before 2.8.2	Vulnerable	BoldGrid

cpe:2.3:a:boldgrid:w3_total_cache:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.8.2 Vulnerable ·BoldGrid

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12006
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qjr6-x22w-558c

References

Patch 5

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/329ad5dc-9339-4540-aba3-f21a78a74d4b?source=cve

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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