Check Point Advisories

W3-Total-Cache Wordpress-plugin Username and Hash Extract (CVE-2012-6077)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-3508
Date Published:	24 Oct 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 15 December, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-6077
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in W3 Total Cache Plugin for Wordpress. The vulnerability is due to the storage location of the database cache files. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw by sending a direct request for a cache file. Successful exploitation may result in the disclosure of sensitive password hash information.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the W3-Total-Cache Wordpress-plugin Username and Hash Extract protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: W3-Total-Cache Wordpress-plugin Username and Hash Extract