# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 5 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p42f-x6hp-xv84

## 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 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0073?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2020-5519](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5519/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-0074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0074/): Privilege Escalation in OpenLiteSpeed Web Server (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-26758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26758/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-40518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40518/): Other in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-3890](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3890/): Use after free in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0073 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0073 exists.

Affected product: LiteSpeed Web Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0073/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0073/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0073
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0073
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0073

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0073/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.