CVE-2023-40000

PoC —

CVSS 3.1

6.1 medium

EPSS

55%p99

Published

Apr 16, 2024 (Apr 16, 2024)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache allows Stored XSS.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through 5.7.

Vendors: litespeedtech
Products: litespeed cache
Ecosystems: WordPress
Weakness: CWE-79
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (54.9%)

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