CVE-2014-8724
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for WordPress, when debug mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Cache key" in the HTML-Comments, as demonstrated by the PATH_INFO to the default URI.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for WordPress, when debug mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Cache key" in the HTML-Comments, as demonstrated by the PATH_INFO to the default URI.
- Record
CVE-2014-8724- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for WordPress, when debug mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Cache key" in the HTML-Comments, as demonstrated by the PATH_INFO to the default URI.
- Record
CVE-2014-8724- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8556 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for WordPress, when debug mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Cache key" in the HTML-Comments, as demonstrated by the PATH_INFO to the default URI.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8556- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-367x-pccg-fc8h No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for WordPress, when debug mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Cache key" in the HTML-Comments, as demonstrated by the PATH_INFO to the default URI.
- Record
GHSA-367x-pccg-fc8h- Weakness
- CWE-79
- 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-2014-8724 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Boldgrid W3 Total Cache, published December 19, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.05%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/changelog
secuvera.de/advisories/secuvera-SA-2014-01.txt
packetstormsecurity.com/files/129626/W3-Total-Cache-0.9.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/534266/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8724
github.com/advisories/GHSA-367x-pccg-fc8h