Is w3-total-cache (WordPress plugin) vulnerable?

WordPress w3-total-cache has 11 known advisories in the phpwarden feed. Feed 2026.10.28.3, updated 2026-10-28.

11advisories
1critical
0on CISA KEV
3no fix recorded
CVETitleSeverityCVSSAffectedFixed in
CVE-2013-2010WordPress W3 Total Cache Plugin 0.9.2.8 has a Remote PHP Code Execution Vulnerabilitycritical9.8<=0.9.2.8–
CVE-2019-6715pub/sns.php in the W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the SubscribeURL fiehigh7.5<0.9.40.9.4
CVE-2024-12008The W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.1 through the publicmedium5.3<2.8.22.8.2
CVE-2014-8724Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for WordPress, when debug mode is enabled, allows remotmedium4.3<=0.9.4–
CVE-2021-24452The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.1.5 was affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue within the "extension" parametmedium6.1<2.1.52.1.5
CVE-2021-24436The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 was vulnerable to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) security vulnerability within the medium6.1<2.1.42.1.4
CVE-2024-12365The W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the is_w3tc_admin_high8.5<2.8.22.8.2
CVE-2014-9414The W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for WordPress does not properly handle empty nonces, which allows remote attackers to conduct crossmedium6.8<=0.9.4–
CVE-2023-5359The W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 2.7.5 via Google Olow3.7<2.7.62.7.6
CVE-2021-24427The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.1.3 did not sanitise or escape some of its CDN settings, allowing high privilege users to use Jmedium4.8<2.1.32.1.3
CVE-2024-12006The W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several funcmedium5.3<2.8.22.8.2

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