CVE-2025-9501
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2025-11-17T06:15:45.093",
"lastModified": "2026-10-19T13:10:00.110",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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},
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"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": [
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"vendor": "Unknown",
"product": "W3 Total Cache",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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"version": "0",
"lessThan": "2.8.13",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
}
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}
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}
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"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
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"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"
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"version": "2.0.3"
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"references": [
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"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6697a2c9-63ae-42f0-8931-f2e5d67d45ae/",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
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}