CVE-2012-6078
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 generates hash keys insecurely which allows remote attackers to...
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 generates hash keys insecurely which allows remote attackers to predict the values of the hashes.
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 generates hash keys insecurely which allows remote attackers to predict the values of the hashes.
- Record
CVE-2012-6078- 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 generates hash keys insecurely which allows remote attackers to predict the values of the hashes.
- Record
CVE-2012-6078- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5952 No score
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 generates hash keys insecurely which allows remote attackers to predict the values of the hashes.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5952- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pmq6-p5mj-fpqq
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 generates hash keys insecurely which allows remote attackers to...
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 generates hash keys insecurely which allows remote attackers to predict the values of the hashes.
- Record
GHSA-pmq6-p5mj-fpqq- 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-2012-6078 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 2.32%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6078
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/3
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-2012-6078
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pmq6-p5mj-fpqq