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
Published Dec 19, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.05%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.9.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.05% (0.02055) | 80.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.05% (0.02055) | 78.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00499) | 63.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.08% (0.05076) | 82.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00499) | 63.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 2.28% (0.02278) | 81.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00499) | 63.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 65.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 63.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 60.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129626/W3-Total-Cache-0.9.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534266/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/changelog/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.secuvera.de/advisories/secuvera-SA-2014-01.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129626/W3-Total-Cache-0.9.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534266/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/changelog/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.secuvera.de/advisories/secuvera-SA-2014-01.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit |
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