CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
Low
The WordPress plugin
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:litespeedtech:litespeed_cache";
if (description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.128049");
script_version("2024-09-06T15:39:29+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-09-06 15:39:29 +0000 (Fri, 06 Sep 2024)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-09-05 10:00:00 +0000 (Thu, 05 Sep 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_cve_id("CVE-2024-28000");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_name("WordPress LiteSpeed Cache <= 6.3.0.1 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("gb_wordpress_plugin_http_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("wordpress/plugin/litespeed-cache/detected");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The WordPress plugin 'LiteSpeed Cache' is prone to a
privilege escalation vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The WordPress 'LiteSpeed Cache' plugin is vulnerable to
the privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper restriction in the role simulation
functionality.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Unauthenticated attackers will be able to spoof their user ID to
administrator ID and read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain
sensitive information.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"WordPress LiteSpeed Cache through version 6.3.0.1.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 6.4 or later.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/litespeed-cache/wordpress-litespeed-cache-plugin-6-3-0-1-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe: CPE ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE ) )
exit( 0 );
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if( version_is_less_equal( version: version, test_version: "6.3.0.1" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "6.4", install_path: location );
security_message( port: port, data: report );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );