CVE-2020-29172: 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

Medium severity · published Dec 26, 2020

CVE-2020-29172

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

6.1

CVSS

0.9%

EPSS

On KEV

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.

CVSS vector

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

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

Required

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Scope

Changed

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 61% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Litespeed Cache · Litespeedtech

before 3.6.1 · source: NVD

Affected product

Litespeed Cache

Litespeedtech

All Litespeed Cache CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29172

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-29172

Third Party Advisory

https://wordpress.org/plugins/litespeed-cache/#developers

Product

https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/cache-plugins/wordpress-acceleration