CVE-2012-6078

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
W3	Total Cache	0.9.2.5

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6078Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-w3-total-cache-plugin-predictable-cache-filenames/Third Party Advisory
https://www.w3-edge.com/weblog/2013/01/security-w3-total-cache-0-9-2-4/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6078Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-w3-total-cache-plugin-predictable-cache-filenames/Third Party Advisory
https://www.w3-edge.com/weblog/2013/01/security-w3-total-cache-0-9-2-4/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 22, 2019
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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