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CVE-2023-5359

LOW
3.7
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
w3 total cacheNVD
Affected:< 2.7.6Fixed in:2.7.6CVE-2023-5359derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.81%probability of exploitation in 30 days
53rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 53% of all known CVEs.

References

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