Check Point Advisories

WordPress W3 Total Cache Security Credentials Hash Extract

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-1341
Date Published:	26 Nov 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 26 November, 2015
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	W3 Total Cache version 0.9.2.4 with Database Cache enabled and Database Cache Method set to Disk
Vulnerability Description	A hash extract vulnerability has been reported in WordPress W3 Total Cache Plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to obtain username and password hashes from affected WordPress servers.

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 WordPress W3 Total Cache Security Credentials 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: WordPress W3 Total Cache Security Credentials Hash Extract