CVE-2023-45000

WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 5.7 - Unauthenticated Broken Access Control on API vulnerability

Severity Score

8.2

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

Missing Authorization vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through 5.7.

Vulnerabilidad de autorización faltante en LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache. Este problema afecta a LiteSpeed Cache: desde n/a hasta 5.7.

The LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing authorization check on the 'update_cdn_status' function in versions up to, and including, 5.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's CDN status.

*Credits: Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Yes

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-10-02 CVE Reserved
2024-02-27 CVE Published
2024-04-17 EPSS Updated
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/litespeed-cache/wordpress-litespeed-cache-plugin-5-7-unauthenticated-broken-access-control-on-api-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Vdb Entry

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URL	Date	SRC

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Litespeed Cache Search vendor "Litespeed Cache"		Litespeed Cache Search vendor "Litespeed Cache" for product "Litespeed Cache"				>= 0.0 <= 5.7 Search vendor "Litespeed Cache" for product "Litespeed Cache" and version " >= 0.0 <= 5.7"		en		Affected