CVE-2023-40000: high-severity vulnerability in LiteSpeed Cache
WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 5.7 - Unauthenticated Site Wide Stored XSS vulnerability
Published · Updated
90Vexday Risk Score
Patch now. It exploitation observed by VulnCheck and has a working public exploit.
ssvc Actcvss 8.3epss 55%
from disclosure to weapon0 days
Published on NVDApr 16
1st PoCFeb 28
VulnCheck+17d
exploitation probability
55%top 1% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
yesVulnCheck
3 public exploit(s)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache allows Stored XSS.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through 5.7.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Affected products
LiteSpeed Technologies · LiteSpeed Cachepublic PoCs found — 3
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