github - ghsa-3cp9-7899-h8r7

ghsa-3cp9-7899-h8r7

Vulnerability from github

Published

2024-08-21 15:30

Modified

2025-06-17 21:31

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

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.

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  "id": "GHSA-3cp9-7899-h8r7",
  "modified": "2025-06-17T21:31:51Z",
  "published": "2024-08-21T15:30:53Z",
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      "url": "https://packetstorm.news/files/id/200819"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/articles/critical-privilege-escalation-in-litespeed-cache-plugin-affecting-5-million-sites?_s_id=cve"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/litespeed-cache/wordpress-litespeed-cache-plugin-6-3-0-1-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/critical-flaw-in-wordpress-litespeed.html?m=1"
    },
    {
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CVE-2024-28000 (GCVE-0-2024-28000)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2024-08-21 13:53

Modified

2025-06-17 18:44

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment

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

URL

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	https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/litespeed-cache/wordpress-litespeed-cache-plugin-6-3-0-1-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	vdb-entry
	https://patchstack.com/articles/critical-privilege-escalation-in-litespeed-cache-plugin-affecting-5-million-sites?_s_id=cve	technical-description, third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	LiteSpeed Technologies	LiteSpeed Cache	Version: 1.9 <

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