WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

W3 Total Cache < 2.7.6 - Sensitive Credentials Stored in Plaintext

Description

The W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 2.7.5 via Google OAuth API secrets stored in plaintext in the publicly visible plugin source. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to impersonate W3 Total Cache and gain access to user account information in successful conditions. This would not impact the WordPress users site in any way.

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 2.7.6

References

Classification

Type
SENSITIVE DATA DISCLOSURE
CWE
CVSS

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Ivan Kuzymchak
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2024-09-23 (about 1 year ago)
Added
2024-09-23 (about 1 year ago)
Last Updated
2026-04-13 (about 1 month ago)

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