The W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for WordPress does not properly handle empty nonces, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the mobile site redirect URI via the mobile_groups[*][redirect] parameter and an empty _wpnonce parameter in the w3tc_mobile page to wp-admin/admin.php
Published Dec 24, 2014
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.36%
Description
The W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for WordPress does not properly handle empty nonces, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the mobile site redirect URI via the mobile_groups[*][redirect] parameter and an empty _wpnonce parameter in the w3tc_mobile page to wp-admin/admin.php.
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:P/I:P/A:P
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.36% (0.01357) | 70.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.36% (0.01357) | 67.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 55.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.91% (0.01906) | 72.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 55.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 1.91% (0.01906) | 79.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 55.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.23% (0.05232) | 92.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.37% (0.01366) | 86.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2024 | 1.32% (0.01321) | 86.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2024 | 1.43% (0.01434) | 86.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.43% (0.01434) | 84.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://mazinahmed1.blogspot.com/2014/12/w3-total-caches-w3totalfail.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129512/W3-Total-Cache-0.9.4-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/67 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61562 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534250/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99352 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/wp-plugins/w3-total-cache/commit/9a1cc9f70558282e135eb3120d271448c75b28dd#diff-86a10b31ab115483fe8111bedac14d15 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/changelog/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://mazinahmed1.blogspot.com/2014/12/w3-total-caches-w3totalfail.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129512/W3-Total-Cache-0.9.4-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/67 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61562 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534250/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99352 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/wp-plugins/w3-total-cache/commit/9a1cc9f70558282e135eb3120d271448c75b28dd#diff-86a10b31ab115483fe8111bedac14d15 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/changelog/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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