CVE-2022-0073 Authenticated Remote Code Execution in OpenLiteSpeed Web Server
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on OpenLiteSpeed Web Server due to improper input validation in the dashboard.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-0073?
CVE-2022-0073 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in LiteSpeed Web Server, published on 27 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed Web Server and LiteSpeed Web Server dashboards allows Command Injection. This affects 1.7.0 versions before 1.7.16.1.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0073?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Litespeedtech Openlitespeed.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0073?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0073 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2022-0073 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0073 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in LiteSpeed Web Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p42f-x6hp-xv84.