What is CVE-2024-12006?

CVE-2024-12006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Boldgrid W3 Total Cache, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-12006?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-12006 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Boldgrid W3 Total Cache

CVE-2024-12006

The W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attac…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.030 (86.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Boldgrid W3 Total Cache — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12006?: CVE-2024-12006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Boldgrid W3 Total Cache, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-12006?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12006 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.