CVE-2021-24963 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin before 4.4.4 does not escape the qc_res parameter before outputting it back in the JS code of an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published: 2022-01-03

Score: 4.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

LiteSpeed Cache

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.4.4`	affected	< 4.4.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed_cache:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11875	The LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin before 4.4.4 does not escape the qc_res parameter before outputting it back in the JS code of an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00654.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2634373
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7f8b4275-7586-4e04-afd9-d12bdab6ba9b

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Litespeedtech Litespeed Cache

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2022-01-03T12:49:07.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:49:14.342Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24963

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-03T13:15:08.457

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:41:12.377

Link: CVE-2021-24963

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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