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CVE-2024-3246: LiteSpeed Cache <= 6.2.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the token setting and inject malicious JavaScript via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected products

• LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache: before 6.3 — fixed in 6.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache 6.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3123399/litespeed-cache/trunk/src/cloud.cls.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8036bd83-9af5-4b71-8974-9b0690ea6769?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3123399/litespeed-cache/trunk/src/cloud.cls.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8036bd83-9af5-4b71-8974-9b0690ea6769?source=cve

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