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W3 Total Cache Plugin For WordPress Cache Key XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 80553
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Synopsis
The remote web server hosts a PHP script that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of the W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress hosted on the remote web server fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the 'Cache key' in the HTML comments displayed when 'Page cache debug info' is enabled. An attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary script code within the context of the user's browser.Note that this plugin for WordPress is also reportedly affected by multiple cross-site request forgery (XSRF) vulnerabilities; however, Nessus has not tested for these.
Solution
Upgrade to version 0.9.4.1 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 80553
File Name: wordpress_w3_total_cache_debug_xss.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 1/15/2015
Updated: 6/4/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress, cpe:/a:w3edge:total_cache
Required KB Items: installed_sw/WordPress, www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-8724
BID: 71665