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CVE-2024-9169

litespeed cache <= 6.4.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published: Sep 25, 2024Updated: Mar 7, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 83.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
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Description

The LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin debug settings in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

LiteSpeed Cachelitespeedtech
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
litespeed cachelitespeedtech
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
litespeedtechcommercialNetworking Infrastructureaka openlitespeed, litespeed web server, litespeed cache

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/051a987a-944a-4898-872b-0456f0f59b27?source=cve
wordfence.com
https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/cache-plugins/wordpress-acceleration
litespeedtech.com

Timeline

Published
Sep 25, 2024
Last Updated
Mar 7, 2025

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