CVE-2023-45000 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 5.7 - Unauthenticated Broken Access Control on API vulnerability
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authorization checks on the LiteSpeed Cache plugin API, potentially accessing restricted functionality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-45000?
CVE-2023-45000 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in LiteSpeed Cache, published on 16 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through 5.7.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45000?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Litespeedtech Litespeed Cache.
How do I fix CVE-2023-45000?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45000 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-45000 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45000 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in LiteSpeed Cache
- CVE-2024-44000 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin < 6.5.0.1 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Cookie Leak vulnerability
- CVE-2024-28000 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 6.3.0.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability
- CVE-2024-47637 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 6.4.1 - Path Traversal vulnerability
- CVE-2023-40000 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 5.7 - Unauthenticated Site Wide Stored XSS vulnerability
- CVE-2024-50550 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 6.5.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8hmx-3p38-h5rw.