Is CVE-2014-8724 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8724 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8724?

CVE-2014-8724 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-8724

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache plugin before 0.9.4.1 for WordPress, when debug mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Cache key" in the HTML-Comments, as demonstrated by the PATH_INFO to the default URI.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 2.1% (81th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-8556)
Published: December 19, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-8556 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

boldgrid / w3 total cache

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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