CVE-2024-44000 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin < 6.5.0.1 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Cookie Leak vulnerability

What is CVE-2024-44000?

CVE-2024-44000 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in LiteSpeed Cache, published on 20 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through < 6.5.0.1.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44000?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Litespeedtech Litespeed Cache.

How do I fix CVE-2024-44000?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44000 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2024-44000 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-44000 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Exploit-DB entry, 1 Nuclei template and 4 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Other vulnerabilities in LiteSpeed Cache

• CVE-2024-28000 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 6.3.0.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-47637 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 6.4.1 - Path Traversal vulnerability High 8.8
• CVE-2023-40000 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 5.7 - Unauthenticated Site Wide Stored XSS vulnerability High 8.3
• CVE-2023-45000 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 5.7 - Unauthenticated Broken Access Control on API vulnerability High 8.2
• CVE-2024-50550 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 6.5.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability High 8.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-rh5m-mw2h-v9rv.