CVE-2014-9414 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 0.9.4.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to hijack administrator authentication by exploiting improper handling of empty nonces, specifically to alter the mobile site redirect URI. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a medium severity, requiring moderate attack complexity but potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:boldgrid:w3_total_cache:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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