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[FD] Weak validation of Amazon SNS push messages in W3 Total Cache WordPress Plugin
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- Subject: [FD] Weak validation of Amazon SNS push messages in W3 Total Cache WordPress Plugin
- From: Summer of Pwnage <lists@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 19:14:54 +0100
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Weak validation of Amazon SNS push messages in W3 Total Cache WordPress
Plugin
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Sipke Mellema, July 2016
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Abstract
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A vulnerability in the validation of Amazon SNS messages was found in
the W3 Total Cache plugin. This issue allows an attacker to perform a
variety of actions concerning the server's cache, which may result in a
Denial of Service attack.
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OVE ID
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OVE-20160724-0012
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Tested versions
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This issue was successfully tested on the W3 Total Cache WordPress
Plugin version 0.9.4.1.
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Fix
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This issue is resolved in W3 Total Cache version 0.9.5.
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Details
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https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/weak_validation_of_amazon_sns_push_messages_in_w3_total_cache_wordpress_plugin.html
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projects in a fun and educational way.
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