Description

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 attackers to deactivate the plugin as well as activate and deactivate plugin extensions.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-01-14T07:05:40.976Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-08T16:45:21.880Z

Source :

Wordfence
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-12006 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Boldgrid
  • W3 Total Cache
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2024-12006.

URL Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Extensions_Plugin_Admin.php#L186 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Extensions_Plugin_Admin.php#L220 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Extensions_Plugin_Admin.php#L60 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Extensions_Plugin_Admin.php#L63 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Generic_Plugin_Admin.php#L212 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/329ad5dc-9339-4540-aba3-f21a78a74d4b?source=cve cve-icon cve-icon
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