CVE-2024-28000
WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 6.3.0.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through <= 6.3.0.1.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 6.3.0.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through <= 6.3.0.1.
- Record
CVE-2024-28000- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-25174
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through <= 6.3.0.1.
- Record
EUVD-2024-25174- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3cp9-7899-h8r7
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed...
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from 1.9 through 6.3.0.1.
- Record
GHSA-3cp9-7899-h8r7- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through <= 6.3.0.1.
- Record
CVE-2024-28000- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Litespeed Cache WordPress Plugin 6.3.0.1 - Privilege Escalation | 2025-06-15 |
| Nuclei | WordPress LiteSpeed Cache - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Admin | |
| PoC in GitHub | AliHzSec/CVE-2024-28000 | 2026-07-30 |
| PoC in GitHub | Alucard0x1/CVE-2024-28000 | 2024-08-24 |
| PoC in GitHub | JohnDoeAnonITA/CVE-2024-28000 | 2024-09-10 |
| PoC in GitHub | SSSSuperX/CVE-2024-28000 | 2024-09-09 |
| PoC in GitHub | arch1m3d/CVE-2024-28000 | 2024-08-27 |
| PoC in GitHub | shawnng078-ops/CVE-2024-28000-Exploit-Lab | 2026-08-22 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-28000 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Litespeed Technologies Cache, published August 21, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 68.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/litespeed-cache/vulnerability/wordpress-litespeed-cache-plugin-6-3-0-1-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
exploit-db.com/exploits/52328
thehackernews.com/2024/08/critical-flaw-in-wordpress-litespeed.html?m=1
packetstorm.news/files/id/200819
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28000
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3cp9-7899-h8r7