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CVE-2025-9501

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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.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.0 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2025-11-17 06:15:45.093000
Last modified
2026-10-19 13:10:00.110000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2025-9501",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2025-11-17T06:15:45.093",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T13:10:00.110",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El plugin de WordPress W3 Total Cache en versiones anteriores a la 2.8.13 es vulnerable a la inyección de comandos a través de la función _parse_dynamic_mfunc, lo que permite a usuarios no autenticados ejecutar comandos PHP al enviar un comentario con una carga útil maliciosa a una publicación."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "product": "W3 Total Cache",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "2.8.13",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 9.0,
          "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.2,
        "impactScore": 6.0
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
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          "id": "CVE-2025-9501",
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              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
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          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
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  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6697a2c9-63ae-42f0-8931-f2e5d67d45ae/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}