PT-2019-6805 · Frederick Townes · W3 Total Cache

Jason A. Donenfeld · CVE-2012-6077 · Published 2019-11-22 · Updated 2023-05-26

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions W3 Total Cache versions prior to 0.9.2.5

Description The issue allows remote attackers to retrieve password hash information due to insecure storage of database cache files.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.9.2.5, update to version 0.9.2.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-6077

Affected Products

W3 Total Cache

References · 7

• https://w3-edge.com/weblog/2013/01/security-w3-total-cache-0-9-2-4 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6077 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6077 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6077 · Note
• https://checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2013/cpai-24-oct2.html · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/3 · Note
• https://acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-w3-total-cache-plugin-predictable-cache-filenames · Note