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CVE-2024-12008: W3 Total Cache <= 2.8.1 Information Exposure via Log Files

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-01-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.1 through the publicly exposed debug log file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view potentially sensitive information in the exposed log file. For example, the log file may contain nonce values that can be used in further CSRF attacks. Note: the debug feature must be enabled for this to be a concern, and it is disabled by default.

Affected products

• boldgrid W3 Total Cache: before 2.8.2 — fixed in 2.8.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: boldgrid W3 Total Cache 2.8.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Util_Debug.php#L29
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Util_Environment.php#L430
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8292f23c-fb17-4082-9788-f643d1bb097e?source=cve

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