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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2012-6079

High
7.5/10

Summary

W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 exposes sensitive cached database information which allows remote attackers to download this information via their hash keys.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published