CVE-2012-6077
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 allows remote attackers to retrieve password hash information due...
CVE-2012-6077 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.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.13%EPSS, 82nd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 allows remote attackers to retrieve password hash information due to insecure storage of database cache files.
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
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 allows remote attackers to retrieve password hash information due to insecure storage of database cache files.
- Record
CVE-2012-6077- 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 ListNo score
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 allows remote attackers to retrieve password hash information due to insecure storage of database cache files.
- Record
CVE-2012-6077- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5951No score
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 allows remote attackers to retrieve password hash information due to insecure storage of database cache files.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5951- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-624v-rq3v-wr69
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 allows remote attackers to retrieve password hash information due...
W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 allows remote attackers to retrieve password hash information due to insecure storage of database cache files.
- Record
GHSA-624v-rq3v-wr69- 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6077
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/3
checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2013/cpai-24-oct2.html
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-2012-6077
github.com/advisories/GHSA-624v-rq3v-wr69