CVE · Medium

CVE-2024-9169 — LiteSpeed Cache [litespeed-cache] < 6.5

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2024-9169 LiteSpeed Cache [litespeed-cache] < 6.5 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 4.8 < 6.5 6.5 2024-09-24

CVE-2024-9169

The LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress is susceptible to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks through its debug settings across all versions up to 6.4.1, due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. Authenticated attackers with administrator permissions can inject malicious scripts that will run when other users visit the affected pages. This vulnerability impacts multi-site setups where unfiltered_html is disabled.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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