Litespeed CacheWordPress extension · Litespeedtech
CVE-2024-50550
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 · uneditedIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through <= 6.5.1.
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 confidenceThe LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin versions up to 6.5.1 contain an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability that allows authenticated users to escalate their privileges beyond what they should have, potentially gaining administrator-level access through improper role or capability handling in the caching mechanism.
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
< 6.5.2CVSS 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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Check LiteSpeed Cache plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for LiteSpeed Cache, or check the plugin files in wp-content/plugins/litespeed-cache/ and read the main PHP file for the version constantAffected if The installed version is less than 6.5.2
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Confirm plugin is activeIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify LiteSpeed Cache shows as 'Active'Affected if LiteSpeed Cache version is below 6.5.2 AND the plugin is active
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Audit user accounts for privilege escalationIn WordPress admin, go to Users and review all accounts. Check for unexpected administrator accounts or users with roles/capabilities they should not have. Compare against known legitimate users.Affected if LiteSpeed Cache version is below 6.5.2 AND there are unexpected administrator accounts or users with elevated capabilities not matching expected permissions
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Review user role assignmentsUse WP-CLI: 'wp user list' to list all users, then 'wp user get <username>' to inspect individual user roles and capabilities. Look for discrepancies between expected and actual roles.Affected if LiteSpeed Cache version is below 6.5.2 AND user roles differ from expected baseline permissions
A user is affected if LiteSpeed Cache version is below 6.5.2 and the plugin is active, with potential evidence of unauthorized privilege escalation such as unexpected administrator accounts or altered user capabilities.
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 · scoped6.5.2
Update LiteSpeed Cache to the latest version (greater than 6.5.1) as soon as a patched release is available. If immediate patching is not possible, consider disabling the plugin or implementing additional access controls at the web application firewall level.
LiteSpeed Cache 6.5.2
- Backup your WordPress site database and files before proceeding with any updates
- Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Locate LiteSpeed Cache in the plugin list
- Check the current version to confirm it is below 6.5.2
- If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to install version 6.5.2 or later
- Alternatively, download LiteSpeed Cache 6.5.2 from the official WordPress plugin repository or LiteSpeed website and upload manually via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
- After updating, verify the new version number reflects 6.5.2 or higher
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-50550 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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