CVE-2024-28000 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 6.3.0.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin due to incorrect privilege assignment.
- 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-2024-28000?
CVE-2024-28000 is a critical vulnerability in LiteSpeed Cache, published on 21 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through <= 6.3.0.1.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28000?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Litespeedtech Litespeed Cache.
How do I fix CVE-2024-28000?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28000 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-28000 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-28000 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry, 1 Nuclei template and 6 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in LiteSpeed Cache
- CVE-2024-44000 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin < 6.5.0.1 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Cookie Leak vulnerability
- CVE-2024-47637 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-2023-45000 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 5.7 - Unauthenticated Broken Access Control on API vulnerability
- CVE-2024-50550 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 6.5.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3cp9-7899-h8r7.