What is CVE-2024-44000?

CVE-2024-44000 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Litespeed Technologies Cache, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-10-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-44000?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-44000 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Litespeed Technologies Cache

CVE-2024-44000

Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through < 6.5.0.1.

EPSS: 0.928 (99.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Litespeed Technologies Cache — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/litespeed-cache/vulnerability/wordpres… (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44000?: CVE-2024-44000 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Litespeed Technologies Cache, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-10-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-44000?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-44000 known to be exploited?: 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.