CVE-2014-8724 : Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for WordPress, when debug mode is e

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for WordPress, when debug mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Cache key" in the HTML-Comments, as demonstrated by the PATH_INFO to the default URI.

Published 2014-12-19 15:59:11

Updated 2023-05-26 17:46:27

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Threat overview for CVE-2014-8724

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2014-8724 38

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8724

EPSS FAQ

0.25%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 62 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2014-8724

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None

CWE ids for CVE-2014-8724

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2014-8724

Products affected by CVE-2014-8724