CVE-2021-24964 describes a medium-severity vulnerability in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin prior to version 4.4.4. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass request verification by manipulating the X-Forwarded-For header, enabling access to specific endpoints. If a particular setting is enabled, this can be combined with a lack of sanitization to inject Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) payloads into website pages. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed_cache:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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