VDB-73376 · CVE-2014-9414 · ID 129512

W3edge Total Cache up to 0.9.3 _wpnonce cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in W3edge Total Cache up to 0.9.3. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument _wpnonce leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-9414. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in W3edge Total Cache up to 0.9.3. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument _wpnonce with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 12/24/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-9414 since 12/24/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 0.9.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99352) and Secunia (SA61562†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Vendor

W3edge

Name

Total Cache

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Total Cache 0.9.4
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

12/18/2014 🔍
12/24/2014 +6 days 🔍
12/24/2014 +0 days 🔍
12/24/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +93 days 🔍
04/10/2022 +2571 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 129512
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2014-9414 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9414
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73376
X-Force: 99352
Secunia: 61562 - WordPress W3 Total Cache Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability, Less Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/10/2022 06:49
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (43), 11/17/2015 09:49 (5), 04/10/2022 06:40 (3), 04/10/2022 06:49 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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