CVE-2022-0072

Directory Traversal in OpenLiteSpeed Web Server

5.8 Medium

Directory Traversal vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed Web Server and LiteSpeed Web Server dashboards allows Path Traversal. This affects versions from 1.5.11 through 1.5.12, from 1.6.5 through 1.6.20.1, from 1.7.0 before 1.7.16.1

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.14%Up 0.3 points since Oct 28, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.8

Directory Traversal in OpenLiteSpeed Web Server

Record: CVE-2022-0072
CVSS 3.1: 5.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-15293 5.8

Record: EUVD-2022-15293
CVSS 3.1: 5.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f532-g5cf-vhjp 5.8

Directory Traversal vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed Web Server Dashboard...

Directory Traversal vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed Web Server Dashboard allows Path Traversal. This affects versions from 1.5.11 through 1.5.12, from 1.6.5 through 1.6.20.1, from 1.7.0 before 1.7.16.1

Record: GHSA-f532-g5cf-vhjp
CVSS 3.1: 5.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.8

Record: CVE-2022-0072
CVSS 3.1: 5.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.8

Directory Traversal in OpenLiteSpeed Web Server

Record: CVE-2022-0072
CVSS 3.1: 5.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-0072 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Litespeed Technologies Web Server, published October 27, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.14%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.