CVE-2024-28000

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2024-08-21. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 68%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 68%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through <= 6.3.0.1.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
86(Attend)
EG Risk 86/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation68% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS
99.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 21, 2024

Last Modified

April 29, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated May 10, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Litespeed Cache WordPress Plugin 6.3.0.1 - Privilege Escalation - PHP webapps Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52328
generic

Critical Flaw in WordPress LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Allows Hackers Admin Access

https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/critical-flaw-in-wordpress-litespeed.html?m=1
generic

Packet Storm

https://packetstorm.news/files/id/200819/
generic

Privilege Escalation in WordPress LiteSpeed Cache Plugin - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/litespeed-cache/vulnerability/wordpress-litespeed-cache-plugin-6-3-0-1-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 29× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 02:35 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  27. 2026-05-20 09:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-05-20 05:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-05-20 01:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-05-19 21:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-05-19 17:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  33. 2026-05-19 08:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-05-19 05:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-05-19 01:16 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-05-19 01:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Publicly available exploits

(6 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (4 GitHub PoCs) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-52328
    First seen Jun 15, 2025

    Litespeed Cache WordPress Plugin 6.3.0.1 - Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCJohnDoeAnonITA/CVE-2024-28000
    First seen Sep 10, 2024

    CVE-2024-28000 Exploit for litespeed-cache =<6.3 allows Privilege Escalation with creation of administrator account

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCarch1m3d/CVE-2024-28000
    First seen Aug 27, 2024

    PoC for the CVE-2024 Litespeed Cache Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCebrasha/CVE-2024-28000
    First seen Aug 25, 2024

    LiteSpeed Cache Privilege Escalation PoC - CVE-2024-28000

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCAlucard0x1/CVE-2024-28000
    First seen Aug 24, 2024

    LiteSpeed Cache Privilege Escalation PoC

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2024/CVE-2024-28000.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2024

    WordPress LiteSpeed Cache - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Admin

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-28000?
CVE-2024-28000 is a critical vulnerability published on August 21, 2024. Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through <= 6.3.0.1.
When was CVE-2024-28000 disclosed?
CVE-2024-28000 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 21, 2024, with the most recent update on April 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-28000 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-28000 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-28000?
CVE-2024-28000 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-28000?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-28000, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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