CSRF in Boldgrid W3 Total Cache
CVE-2014-9414
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.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/wp-plugins/w3-total-cache/commit/9a1cc9f70558282e135eb3120d271448c75…
- mazinahmed1.blogspot.com/2014/12/w3-total-caches-w3totalfail.html (Exploit)
- wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/changelog/ (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99352 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534250/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/67 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/129512/W3-Total-Cache-0.9.4-Cross-Site-Request-Fo… (Exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/61562 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9414?
- CVE-2014-9414 is a vulnerability in Boldgrid W3 Total Cache, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Published 2014-12-24.
- Is CVE-2014-9414 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.