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CVE-2014-8724 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129626/W3-Total-Cache-0.9.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html CVEExploit
https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/changelog/ CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.secuvera.de/advisories/secuvera-SA-2014-01.txt CVEExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534266/100/0/threaded CVE
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129626/W3-Total-Cache-0.9.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html [email protected]Exploit

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
boldgrid w3 total cache
<= 0.9.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:boldgrid:w3_total_cache:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-8724
NVD Published Date:
Dec 19, 2014
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]