High-severity (CVSS 9.8) unauthenticated privilege escalation in a widely deployed WordPress caching plugin that can lead to site takeover; broad web impact and public exploit info.
CVE-2024-28000
Unauthenticated privilege escalation in LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin (<=6.3.0.1).
Is CVE-2024-28000 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2024-28000 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2024-28000?
CVE-2024-28000 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2024-28000?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2024-28000. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2024-28000 affect?
CVE-2024-28000 affects LiteSpeed Cache plugin (<= 6.3.0.1), WordPress sites using LiteSpeed Cache. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2024-28000?
Update LiteSpeed Cache to fixed version (>6.3.0.1) or disable plugin until patched.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attacker can escalate to admin on affected WordPress sites, enabling site takeover, remote code execution, defacement, or data theft.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 6.3.0.1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.