Litespeed CacheWordPress extension · Litespeedtech
CVE-2024-44000
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 · uneditedInsufficiently 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.
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 confidenceLiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress contains an authentication bypass vulnerability stemming from insufficiently protected credentials, allowing unauthenticated attackers to potentially gain unauthorized access to the WordPress admin panel or cached content.
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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
< 6.5.0.1CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Confirm LiteSpeed Cache plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'LiteSpeed Cache' or run: `wp plugin list --status=active --format=csv`Affected if LiteSpeed Cache is not found in the plugin list, then not affected
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Identify installed LiteSpeed Cache versionCheck the plugin version in the Plugins page next to the plugin name, or run: `wp plugin get litespeed-cache --field=version`Affected if Version cannot be determined - treat as potentially affected
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Compare version against affected rangeCompare your installed version to 6.5.0.1. Versions below 6.5.0.1 are vulnerable (e.g., 6.5, 6.4.x, 6.3.x, etc.)Affected if Installed version is less than 6.5.0.1 (e.g., 6.4.1, 6.3.0, 6.2.0)
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Verify WordPress admin access exposureThe vulnerability allows unauthenticated access to admin panel. Check if /wp-admin/ or /wp-login.php is publicly accessible without authenticationAffected if Admin area is exposed and LiteSpeed Cache version is below 6.5.0.1
If LiteSpeed Cache plugin is installed with any version below 6.5.0.1, the environment is affected by this authentication bypass vulnerability.
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.
From vendor data6.5.0.1
Update LiteSpeed Cache plugin to version 6.5.0.1 or later to patch the authentication bypass vulnerability; if immediate update is not possible, consider restricting admin access via .htaccess rules or disabling the plugin until patched.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA1.0 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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