What is CVE-2020-29172?

CVE-2020-29172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Litespeedtech Litespeed_cache, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-12-26.

How severe is CVE-2020-29172?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-29172 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Litespeedtech Litespeed_cache

CVE-2020-29172

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin before 3.6.1 for WordPress can be exploited via the Server IP setting.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (56.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Litespeedtech Litespeed_cache
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-29172?: CVE-2020-29172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Litespeedtech Litespeed_cache, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2020-29172?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-29172 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.