W3 Total Cache <= 0.9.4.1 — Arbitrary Code Execution via settings import
eb367998-5c5c-4c4d-81cb-519023f028e6Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤0.9.4.1Update to 0.9.5 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.2
- CVSS
- 7.2CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
W3 Total Cache w3-total-cache
- Affected≤ 0.9.4.1
- Patched in0.9.5
Update to 0.9.5 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 0.9.4.1. Version 0.9.5 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under W3 Total Cache.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 0.9.5, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch W3 Total Cache to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to SecuPress.
The W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authenticated Arbitrary Code Execution via settings import in versions up to, and including, 0.9.4.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
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| Medium5.4 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content via Predictable Minify Placeholder ≤2.10.7Update to 2.11.0 | CVE-2026-120019 | |
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content Cached as HTML after License Expiry ≤2.10.7Update to 2.11.0 | CVE-2026-111254 | |
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤2.10.7Update to 2.11.0 | CVE-2026-114178 | |
| Medium6.5 | Authenticated (Author+) Path Traversal ≤2.10.5Update to 2.10.6 | CVE-2026-107321 | |
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content ≤2.10.6Update to 2.10.7 | CVE-2026-87920 |
- Medium5.4Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content via Predictable Minify Placeholder
≤2.10.7Update to 2.11.0
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content Cached as HTML after License Expiry
≤2.10.7Update to 2.11.0
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤2.10.7Update to 2.11.0
- Medium6.5Authenticated (Author+) Path Traversal
≤2.10.5Update to 2.10.6
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content
≤2.10.6Update to 2.10.7
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.2
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.