Hackers Exploiting LiteSpeed Cache Bug to Gain Full Control of WordPress Sites

May 8, 2024 at 04:28AM A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2023-40000, CVSS score: 8.3) in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress is being actively exploited by threat actors to create rogue admin accounts. The flaw, which allows for stored cross-site scripting, was disclosed in February 2024 and fixed in version 5.7.0.1. Users are urged to update and … Read more

Hackers exploit LiteSpeed Cache flaw to create WordPress admins

May 7, 2024 at 05:48PM Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in outdated LiteSpeed Cache and Email Subscribers plugins for WordPress, creating rogue admin users and compromising sites. An unauthenticated cross-site scripting flaw, CVE-2023-40000, affects LiteSpeed Cache versions older than 5.7.0.1, while Email Subscribers plugin versions 5.7.14 and older are vulnerable to a critical SQL injection flaw, … Read more