CVE-2025-9501 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting the W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.8.13. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary PHP commands by submitting a malicious payload within a comment to a post. With a CVSS score of 9.0 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no confirmed active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion (8 mentions) and media coverage, indicating a high level of awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | W3 Total Cache | >= 0, < 2.8.13CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.4 Reddit, 1.2 Bluesky, 0.9 Mastodon, and 2.3 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.8 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.