CVE-2024-28000 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 6.3.0.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability

2024-08-2113:53:57

CWE-266

Patchstack

www.cve.org

wordpress

litespeed cache

privilege escalation

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

Percentile

9.5%

JSON

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from 1.9 through 6.3.0.1.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "packageName": "litespeed-cache",
    "product": "LiteSpeed Cache",
    "vendor": "LiteSpeed Technologies",
    "versions": [
      {
        "changes": [
          {
            "at": "6.4",
            "status": "unaffected"
          }
        ],
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.3.0.1",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.9",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

patchstack.com/articles/critical-privilege-escalation-in-litespeed-cache-plugin-affecting-5-million-sites?_s_id=cve

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/litespeed-cache/wordpress-litespeed-cache-plugin-6-3-0-1-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve