fkie_cve-2024-28000
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2024-08-21 14:15
Modified
2025-06-17 19:15
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
audit@patchstack.comhttps://patchstack.com/articles/critical-privilege-escalation-in-litespeed-cache-plugin-affecting-5-million-sites?_s_id=cveExploit
audit@patchstack.comhttps://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/litespeed-cache/wordpress-litespeed-cache-plugin-6-3-0-1-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cveThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://packetstorm.news/files/id/200819/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/critical-flaw-in-wordpress-litespeed.html?m=1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52328
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
litespeedtech litespeed_cache *


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  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
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          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed_cache:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "71A102D3-3584-4111-86FB-42F7A9675B31",
              "versionEndExcluding": "6.4",
              "versionStartIncluding": "1.9",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
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          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Vulnerabilidad de asignaci\u00f3n de privilegios incorrecta en LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache permite la escalada de privilegios. Este problema afecta a LiteSpeed Cache: desde 1.9 hasta 6.3.0.1."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2024-28000",
  "lastModified": "2025-06-17T19:15:26.053",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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    }
  ]
}


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