CVE-2012-6079
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 exposes sensitive cached database information which allows remote...
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 exposes sensitive cached database information which allows remote attackers to download this information via their hash keys.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 exposes sensitive cached database information which allows remote attackers to download this information via their hash keys.
- Record
CVE-2012-6079- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 exposes sensitive cached database information which allows remote attackers to download this information via their hash keys.
- Record
CVE-2012-6079- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5953 No score
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 exposes sensitive cached database information which allows remote attackers to download this information via their hash keys.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5953- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cxp7-rf23-r7xf
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 exposes sensitive cached database information which allows remote...
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 exposes sensitive cached database information which allows remote attackers to download this information via their hash keys.
- Record
GHSA-cxp7-rf23-r7xf- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6079 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Boldgrid W3 Total Cache, published November 22, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.13%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/3
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6079
w3-edge.com/weblog/2013/01/security-w3-total-cache-0-9-2-4
acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-w3-total-cache-plugin-predictable-cache-filenames
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6079
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cxp7-rf23-r7xf