Vulnerabilities

The LiteSpeed cPanel plugin, as distributed through the LiteSpeed WHM plugin, before version 2.4.8 (WHM plugin 5.3.2.0) mishandles UNIX symbolic links supplied by users (CWE-61). An attacker who already has FTP or web shell access to any account on a shared hosting server running CloudLinux/CageFS can plant a crafted symlink that the privileged plugin follows, letting them act beyond their own account scope — reportedly gaining root control of the entire server (CVSS scope change, C:H/I:H/A:H). Any hosting provider running vulnerable versions of the LiteSpeed cPanel/WHM plugin is affected, and because this is shared hosting, a single malicious tenant endangers other customers on the same server. The flaw was exploited in the wild in May 2026, was added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-06-15 (BOD 26-04 remediation obligations apply), and has a 1.4% 30-day EPSS; no public proof-of-concept is known.

Do: Upgrade the LiteSpeed cPanel plugin to 2.4.8 or later via the LiteSpeed WHM plugin 5.3.2.0 or later, following vendor instructions to meet CISA KEV/BOD 26-04 timelines. Until patched, restrict or monitor FTP and web shell access on affected shared hosting servers and review logs for signs of privilege escalation during and since May 2026; if mitigations are unavailable, follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use.

CVE-2026-48172 is a critical privilege-escalation flaw (CWE-266, incorrect privilege assignment) in the LiteSpeed User-End cPanel plugin before 2.4.5, stemming from mishandling of the plugin's Redis enable/disable feature. It is exploitable over the network without authentication or user interaction (CVSS 4.0: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), and exploitation leaves traces of requests to the cPanel API's redisAble function in cPanel logs. An attacker who exploits it can elevate privileges to possibly root on the hosting server, meaning a single attacker could take control of every account and site hosted on that server. At risk are hosting providers and organizations running cPanel/WHM with the LiteSpeed cPanel plugin (and the related WHM plugin), a common premium web-server setup on multi-tenant shared-hosting platforms. The flaw was exploited in the wild in May 2026, was added to CISA's KEV catalog on 2026-05-26, and carries an EPSS of 18.9% (97th percentile); no public PoC is known.

Do: Upgrade the LiteSpeed User-End cPanel plugin to at least version 2.4.7 (versions before 2.4.5 are affected; 2.4.7 is the recommended minimum). Hunt for exploitation by running grep -rE "cpanel_jsonapi_func=redisAble" /var/cpanel/logs /usr/local/cpanel/logs/ 2>/dev/null in Bash: no output means you were not hit, while hits should be validated (confirm the listed IPs are legitimate, block any that are not, and review system logs for actions taken by those IPs). Because this is a CISA KEV entry (added 2026-05-26), apply the vendor fix per BOD 22-01 timelines or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

OpenLiteSpeed and LSWS Enterprise provided by LiteSpeed Technologies contain an OS command injection vulnerability. An arbitrary OS command may be executed by an attacker with the administrative privilege.

LiteSpeed QUIC (LSQUIC) Library before 4.3.1 has an lsquic_engine_packet_in memory leak.

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through <= 6.5.1.

CVE-2024-44000 is an insufficiently protected credentials flaw (CWE-522) in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin that permits an authentication bypass, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to take over user accounts, including administrators. The weakness affects LiteSpeed Cache versions prior to 6.5.0.1 and is reachable over the network with no privileges or user interaction required (CVSS 9.8). An attacker who exploits it can bypass login protections and gain administrative control of the affected WordPress site, potentially leading to full site takeover. Any WordPress site running a LiteSpeed Cache version below 6.5.0.1 is affected. Exploitation has not been added to CISA's KEV catalog and no public proof-of-concept is known, but an EPSS score of 82.3% (100th percentile) indicates a very high probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

Do: Upgrade LiteSpeed Cache to version 6.5.0.1 or later immediately, given the unauthenticated, critical-severity nature of the flaw and the very high EPSS score. After patching, review administrator accounts and audit logs for signs of unexpected logins or account takeover, and rotate privileged credentials if compromise is suspected.

Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache allows Path Traversal.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through <= 6.4.1.

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache allows Stored XSS.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through <= 6.5.0.2.

The LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin debug settings in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through <= 6.3.0.1.

The LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the token setting and inject malicious JavaScript via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

OpenLiteSpeed before 1.8.1 mishandles chunked encoding.

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.

In LiteSpeed QUIC (LSQUIC) Library before 4.0.4, DCID validation is mishandled.

The LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'esi' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 5.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

LiteSpeed OpenLiteSpeed before 1.7.18 does not strictly validate HTTP request headers.

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 5.3 versions.

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed Web Server and LiteSpeed Web Server dashboards allows Command Injection. This affects 1.7.0 versions before 1.7.16.1.

liblsquic/lsquic_qenc_hdl.c in LiteSpeed QUIC (aka LSQUIC) before 3.1.0 mishandles MAX_TABLE_CAPACITY.

The LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin before 4.4.4 does not properly verify that requests are coming from QUIC.cloud servers, allowing attackers to make requests to certain endpoints by using a specific X-Forwarded-For header value. In addition, one of the endpoint could be used to set CSS code if a setting is enabled, which will then be output in some pages without being sanitised and escaped. Combining those two issues, an unauthenticated attacker could put Cross-Site Scripting payloads in pages visited by users.

Privilege Escalation in LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed web server version 1.7.8 allows attackers to gain root terminal access and execute commands on the host system.

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.

The WebAdmin Console in OpenLiteSpeed before v1.6.5 does not strictly check request URLs, as demonstrated by the "Server Configuration > External App" screen.

The server in LiteSpeed OpenLiteSpeed before 1.5.0 RC6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by creating a symlink through which the openlitespeed program can be invoked with a long command name (involving ../ characters), which is mishandled in the LshttpdMain::getServerRootFromExecutablePath function.