CVE-2023-5359

W3 Total Cache <= 2.7.5 - Sensitive Credentials Stored in Plaintext

Published: Sep 24, 2024Updated: Sep 30, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200

3.7LOW

Description

The W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 2.7.5 via Google OAuth API secrets stored in plaintext in the publicly visible plugin source. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to impersonate W3 Total Cache and gain access to user account information in successful conditions. This would not impact the WordPress users site in any way.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:LConfidentiality

Low

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-200 CWE-312

Affected Products

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commercial

W3 Total CacheOn-premWeb App

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

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Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Collection

Credential Access

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References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2d89a534-978e-4fd8-be3a-5137bdc22dc9?source=cve

wordfence.com

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/trunk/PageSpeed_Api.php#L39

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3156426/w3-total-cache/tags/2.7.6/PageSpeed_Api.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

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