Litespeed CacheWordPress extension · Litespeedtech
CVE-2023-45000
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through 5.7.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated or improperly authorized users to access certain functionality due to missing capability checks or access controls. The issue affects versions up to and including 5.7.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Litespeed CacheWordPress extension
< 5.7.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check LiteSpeed Cache plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and find LiteSpeed Cache, or check the version in the plugin header file (wp-content/plugins/litespeed-cache/litespeed-cache.php)Affected if Version is 5.7.0 or lower (versions prior to 5.7.0.1)
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Verify LiteSpeed Cache plugin is activeIn WordPress admin, confirm LiteSpeed Cache shows as 'Active' under the plugin statusAffected if Plugin is active and version is vulnerable
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Test unauthenticated access to admin AJAX endpointsSend a request to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=litespeed_cache_action without authentication cookies, where 'litespeed_cache_action' represents any LiteSpeed Cache AJAX action (e.g., optn, cloud, etc.)Affected if The endpoint returns successful response or valid data instead of requiring authentication
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Check if privileged actions are accessible without capability verificationReview network requests when LiteSpeed Cache features are used - attempt cache-related operations (like cache purge, optimization, or settings changes) as an unauthenticated user or subscriber-level userAffected if Actions execute successfully without proper WordPress capability checks (like 'manage_options')
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Inspect LiteSpeed Cache settings exposureAccess the LiteSpeed Cache settings page (wp-admin/admin.php?page=litespeed-cache) while logged out or as a low-privilege userAffected if Settings pages or sensitive options are accessible without proper authorization
The environment is affected if LiteSpeed Cache version is 5.7.0 or lower AND admin AJAX endpoints or admin actions are accessible to unauthenticated or unauthorized users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped5.7.0.1
Update LiteSpeed Cache to the latest version which should contain proper authorization checks. If no update is available, restrict admin AJAX endpoints and admin actions to authenticated users with appropriate capabilities.
LiteSpeed Cache version 5.7.0.1 or later
- 1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard where LiteSpeed Cache is installed
- 2. Navigate to LiteSpeed Cache settings or WordPress plugin management
- 3. Update LiteSpeed Cache plugin to version 5.7.0.1 or later
- 4. Verify the update was successful by checking the plugin version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-45000 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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