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High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 22, 2019· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-6078

CVE-2012-6078

Description

W3 Total Cache before 0.9.2.5 generates hash keys insecurely which allows remote attackers to predict the values of the hashes.

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Affected products

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Boldgrid/W3 Total Cache
cpe:2.3:a:boldgrid:w3_total_cache:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <0.9.2.5
WordPress/W3 Total Cachellm-fuzzy
Range: <0.9.2.5
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache
W3/Total Cachev5
Range: 0.9.2.5

Patches

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References

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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6078nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-w3-total-cache-plugin-predictable-cache-filenames/nvdThird Party Advisory
www.w3-edge.com/weblog/2013/01/security-w3-total-cache-0-9-2-4/nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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