{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2024-50550", "assignerOrgId": "21595511-bba5-4825-b968-b78d1f9984a3", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Patchstack", "dateReserved": "2024-10-24T07:27:56.548Z", "datePublished": "2024-10-29T09:57:24.051Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T21:29:32.779Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "affected": [ { "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "packageName": "litespeed-cache", "product": "LiteSpeed Cache", "vendor": "LiteSpeed Technologies", "versions": [ { "changes": [ { "at": "6.5.2", "status": "unaffected" } ], "lessThanOrEqual": "6.5.1", "status": "affected", "version": "0", "versionType": "custom" } ] } ], "credits": [ { "lang": "en", "type": "finder", "value": "TaiYou | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program" } ], "datePublic": "2026-04-01T16:28:57.442Z", "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "supportingMedia": [ { "base64": false, "type": "text/html", "value": "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.
" } ], "value": "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." } ], "impacts": [ { "capecId": "CAPEC-233", "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "Privilege Escalation" } ] } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "attackComplexity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 8.1, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1" }, "format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL" } ] } ], "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "cweId": "CWE-266", "description": "Incorrect Privilege Assignment", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "21595511-bba5-4825-b968-b78d1f9984a3", "shortName": "Patchstack", "dateUpdated": "2026-04-28T16:10:32.059Z" }, "references": [ { "tags": [ "vdb-entry" ], "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/litespeed-cache/vulnerability/wordpress-litespeed-cache-plugin-6-5-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve" } ], "title": "WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 6.5.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability" }, "adp": [ { "affected": [ { "vendor": "litespeed_technologies", "product": "litespeed_cache", "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:a:litespeed_technologies:litespeed_cache:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ], "defaultStatus": "unknown", "versions": [ { "version": "0", "status": "affected", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.5.1", "versionType": "custom" } ] } ], "metrics": [ { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "timestamp": "2024-10-29T14:38:29.233571Z", "id": "CVE-2024-50550", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "total" } ], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T21:29:32.779Z" } } ] } }