CVE-2024-28000 in the critical feed json
WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 6.3.0.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability
published 2024-08-21 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-25174
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 68.3%
- EPSS 68.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.3%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through <= 6.3.0.1.
Patch / fix
- LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache 6.4
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-52328)
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
68.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-52328 Litespeed Cache WordPress Plugin 6.3.0.1 - Privilege Escalation webapps, 2025-06-15
- Nuclei template WordPress LiteSpeed Cache - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Admin nuclei detection template
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache
- litespeedtech litespeed_cache
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
- Technology feeds
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-28000
- NVD CVE-2024-28000
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.