CVE-2024-12008 Scanner.
W3 Total Cache < 2.8.2 - Log File Exposure
Free and read-only. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
What This Check Does.
Read-only
It only asks your site for public pages, the way a browser would. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored.
Up to 3 requests
A small, fixed number of requests, so the check is quick and will not load your site.
Looks for CVE-2024-12008
It looks for the specific sign of this one vulnerability and ends with a clear answer: vulnerable, not vulnerable, or could not be determined.
About CVE-2024-12008. What It Means.
The plugin is vulnerable to Information Exposure through the publicly exposed debug log file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view potentially sensitive information in the exposed log file. For example, the log file may contain nonce values that can be used in further CSRF attacks.
FAQ
Common Questions.
W3 Total Cache < 2.8.2 - Log File Exposure. The plugin is vulnerable to Information Exposure through the publicly exposed debug log file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view potentially sensitive information in the exposed log file. For example, the log file may contain nonce values that can be used in further CSRF attacks.
Atlas sends up to 3 read-only requests to your site and looks for the specific sign of CVE-2024-12008 in Boldgrid W3-TOTAL-CACHE. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored on your site.
CVE-2024-12008 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of writing, but it is still worth fixing. Its CVSS score is 5.3.
Yes. The check only reads public pages, the same way a browser or a search engine would. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
It means no sign of CVE-2024-12008 was found by this read-only check. It does not prove the site is free of other weaknesses.
Update Boldgrid W3-TOTAL-CACHE to the latest version from the vendor, or follow the vendor's advice to switch off the affected feature. The vendor links and details are in the CVE-2024-12008 briefing linked on this page.
Scan only sites you own or have written permission to test. A result of Not Vulnerable means this read-only check found no sign of CVE-2024-12008; it is not a guarantee that the site is secure.