CVE-2025-9501

W3 Total Cache < 2.8.13 - Unauthenticated Command Injection

Published Nov 17, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 9 Critical EPSS 22.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

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History
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress w3 Total Cache
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress w3 Total Cache
Wordpress wordpress
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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.
Title W3 Total Cache < 2.8.13 - Unauthenticated Command Injection
References
Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Nov 17, 2025, 7:19 PM
Reserved
Aug 26, 2025, 7:30 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 17, 2025, 6:15 AM
Modified
Oct 19, 2026, 1:10 PM