CVE-2023-45000 HIGH

CVE-2023-45000: WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 5.7 - Unauthenticated Broken Access Control on API vulnerability

Vendor Litespeed Technologies

Product LiteSpeed Cache

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published April 16, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.2/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through 5.7.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

LiteSpeed Cache versions 5.7 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive data. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited over the network. An attacker can access confidential information and make limited modifications to the cache system without authentication.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data and make limited modifications to the cache without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can view private cache data and potentially alter cached content without credentials.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 16, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45000 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-45000

CWE CWE-862

CVSS 8.2 / HIGH

Affected versions