WordPress plugin · w3-total-cache
Is W3 Total Cache safe?
Safe on 2.11.0 or newer.
The current version, 2.11.0, is past every affected range on record (21 of 22 records list one; 1 doesn’t, so check it below). Keep it updated and you’re clear of them.
- Flaws on record
- 22
- High or critical
- 11
- Exploited
- none
- Current version
- 2.11.0
- Last updated
- Oct 20, 2026
- Active installs
- 900,000+
Every recorded flaw
- Oct 24, 2026W3 Total Cache: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-114178 · affects up to 2.10.7 · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1
- Oct 10, 2026W3 Total Cache: Does not confine a media-import file copy to the document rootCVE-2026-107321 · fixed in 2.10.6 · reported by WPScanMedium 5.4
- Oct 2, 2026W3 Total Cache: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-87920 · affects up to 2.10.6 · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2
- Sep 5, 2026W3 Total Cache: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-78438 · affects up to 2.10.5 · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2
- Aug 19, 2026W3 Total Cache: Does not properly validate the request path it uses to build cache file namesCVE-2026-18051 · fixed in 2.10.5 · reported by WPScan2.0% oddsCritical 10
- Aug 13, 2026W3 Total Cache: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-18109 · affects up to 2.10.3 · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2
- Aug 6, 2026Unauthenticated Path Traversal in W3 Total Cache <= 2.10.2 versions.CVE-2026-66695 · affects up to 2.10.2 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
- Jul 11, 2026W3 Total Cache: Directory TraversalCVE-2026-9282 · affects up to 2.9.4 · reported by Wordfence2.9% oddsHigh 7.5
- Jul 2, 2026Unauthenticated Arbitrary Code Execution in W3 Total Cache <= 2.9.4 versions.CVE-2026-57623 · reported by PatchstackCritical 9
- Jun 17, 2026Author Broken Access Control in W3 Total Cache <= 2.9.1 versions.CVE-2026-39595 · affects up to 2.9.1 · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.7
- Apr 2, 2026W3 Total Cache: Information exposureCVE-2026-5032 · affects up to 2.9.3 · reported by Wordfence3.2% oddsHigh 7.5
- Mar 5, 2026W3 Total Cache: Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in InputCVE-2026-27384 · affects up to 2.9.1 · reported by PatchstackCritical 9
- Nov 17, 2025W3 Total Cache: Is vulnerable to command injection via the _parse_dynamic_mfunc functionCVE-2025-9501 · fixed in 2.8.13 · reported by WPScan22% oddsCritical 9
- Jan 14, 2025W3 Total Cache: Unauthorized access of dataCVE-2024-12365 · affects up to 2.8.1 · reported by Wordfence1.8% oddsHigh 8.5
- Jan 14, 2025W3 Total Cache: Information ExposureCVE-2024-12008 · affects up to 2.8.1 · reported by Wordfence2.4% oddsMedium 5.3
- Jan 14, 2025W3 Total Cache: Unauthorized modification of dataCVE-2024-12006 · affects up to 2.8.1 · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3
- Sep 24, 2024W3 Total Cache: Sensitive Information ExposureCVE-2023-5359 · affects up to 2.7.5 · reported by WordfenceLow 3.7
- Jul 19, 2021W3 Total Cache: Was affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue within the "extension" parameter in the Extensions dashboardCVE-2021-24452 · fixed in 2.1.5 · reported by WPScan1.9% oddsMedium 6.1
- Jul 19, 2021W3 Total Cache: Was vulnerable to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) security vulnerability within the "extension" parameter in the Extensions dashboardCVE-2021-24436 · fixed in 2.1.4 · reported by WPScan1.9% oddsMedium 6.1
- Jul 12, 2021W3 Total Cache: Did not sanitise or escape some of its CDN settingsCVE-2021-24427 · fixed in 2.1.3 · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8
- Dec 24, 2014The W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for WordPress does not properly handle empty nonces, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgerCVE-2014-9414 · fixed in 0.9.4.1 · reported by MITRE1.4% oddsMedium 6.8
- Dec 19, 2014Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for WordPress, when debug mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to injecCVE-2014-8724 · fixed in 0.9.4.1 · reported by MITRE2.1% oddsMedium 4.3
Records come from the National Vulnerability Database, published by the researchers who found each flaw (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan and others); exploited status from CISA; exploit odds from FIRST’s EPSS; current version, installs and closures from wordpress.org, checked daily. Want every plugin on your site checked at once? Run the free website check.
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