CVE-2023-40000 – WordPress LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Vulnerability Exploit in the Wild

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-40000

WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin is vulnerable to cross-site scripting vulnerability that may lead to privilege escalation. This may allow an unauthenticated user to steal sensitive information and elevate their privilege on the WordPress site by performing a single HTTP request.

Impact

Privilege Escalation
Information Theft
Cross-Site Scripting

Indicators of Compromise

CVE

CVE-2023-40000

Affected Vendors

WordPress

Affected Products

WP LiteSpeed Cache Prior to 5.7.0.1 for WordPress

Remediation

Upgrade to latest version of Plugin for WordPress, available from WordPress Plugin Directory,

WordPress Plugin Directory

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