CVE-2023-5359 W3 Total Cache <= 2.7.5 - Sensitive Credentials Stored in Plaintext
Unauthenticated attackers can read plaintext Google OAuth secrets from the plugin source to impersonate the service and access user account information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5359?
CVE-2023-5359 is a low-severity vulnerability in boldgrid W3 Total Cache, published on 24 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5359?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Boldgrid W3 Total Cache.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5359?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-5359 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5359 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in boldgrid W3 Total Cache
- CVE-2024-12365 W3 Total Cache <= 2.8.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Server-Side Request Forgery
- CVE-2012-6077 Information disclosure in Total Cache
- CVE-2012-6078 Information disclosure in Total Cache
- CVE-2012-6079 Information disclosure in Total Cache
- CVE-2019-6715 Path traversal in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8w9v-r586-45j6.