CVE-2012-6078 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 generates hash keys insecurely which allows remote attackers to predict the values of the hashes.

Published: 2019-11-22

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

W3

Total Cache

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0.9.2.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:boldgrid:w3_total_cache:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-5952	W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 generates hash keys insecurely which allows remote attackers to predict the values of the hashes.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0102.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/3
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6078
https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-w3-total-cache-plugin-predictable-cache-filenames/
https://www.w3-edge.com/weblog/2013/01/security-w3-total-cache-0-9-2-4/

History

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Subscriptions

Boldgrid W3 Total Cache

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2019-11-22T18:50:14.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:21:28.375Z

Reserved: 2012-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-6078

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-11-22T19:15:11.077

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:45:46.473

Link: CVE-2012-6078

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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