CVE-2020-29172 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin before 3.6.1 for WordPress can be exploited via the Server IP setting.

Published: 2020-12-26

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed_cache:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-21552	A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin before 3.6.1 for WordPress can be exploited via the Server IP setting.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00334.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wordpress.org/plugins/litespeed-cache/#developers
https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/cache-plugins/wordpress-acceleration

History

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Subscriptions

Litespeedtech Litespeed Cache

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-12-26T01:56:28.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:48:01.492Z

Reserved: 2020-11-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-29172

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-12-26T02:15:12.697

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:23:46.363

Link: CVE-2020-29172

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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