PT-2020-17105 · WordPress · Litespeed Cache

Published 2020-12-26 · Updated 2022-01-20 · CVE-2020-29172

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions LiteSpeed Cache plugin versions prior to 3.6.1

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress, which can be exploited via the Server IP setting.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.6.1, update to version 3.6.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Server IP setting until a patch is applied.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-29172

Affected Products

Litespeed Cache

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29172 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-29172 · Vendor Advisory
• https://litespeedtech.com/products/cache-plugins/wordpress-acceleration · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/5240 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/pentestingnews/17458 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/7825 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/7748 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/21320 · Telegram Post
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/litespeed-cache/#developers · Note