cve-2025-9501
CRITICAL CVSS 9.0 nvd
Description
The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.8.13 is vulnerable to command injection via the _parse_dynamic_mfunc function, allowing unauthenticated users to execute PHP commands by submitting a comment with a malicious payload to a post.
Timeline
- Published
- 2025-11-17
- Last Modified
- 2026-10-19
CVSS Details
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
Affected Products
No product information available.
CVSS metrics
| Version | Base | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.0 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.2 | 6.0 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
NVD metadata
- NVD status
- Deferred
- Source identifier
contact@wpscan.com
Linked Vulnerabilities
No linked vulnerabilities found.
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