CVE-2025-9501: W3 Total Cache < 2.8.13 - Unauthenticated Command Injection
- Is it exploited?
Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .
VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 1 public report, the first from .
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 22.1%
EPSS score, percentile 97.7 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- before 2.8.13
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
Description
W3 Total Cache < 2.8.13 - Unauthenticated Command Injection
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.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (1 product)
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | before 2.8.13 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-78
- CWE-78: OS Command Injection
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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