CVE-2024-44000

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2024-10-20. 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 82%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 82%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through < 6.5.0.1.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
92(Track)
EG Risk 92/100SSVC: Track

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%
Exploitation83% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
99.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 20, 2024

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 11, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Broken Authentication in WordPress LiteSpeed Cache Plugin - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/litespeed-cache/vulnerability/wordpress-litespeed-cache-plugin-6-5-0-1-unauthenticated-account-takeover-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 / 21× 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. 2026-07-24 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits

(6 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 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-52099
    First seen Mar 28, 2025

    Litespeed Cache 6.5.0.1 - Authentication Bypass

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCgeniuszly/CVE-2024-44000
    First seen Oct 10, 2024

    is a PoC tool designed to exploit insecurely exposed debug logs from WordPress sites and extract session cookies

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCifqygazhar/CVE-2024-44000-LiteSpeed-Cache
    First seen Sep 16, 2024

    CVE-2024-44000-LiteSpeed-Cache

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCabsholi7ly/CVE-2024-44000-LiteSpeed-Cache
    First seen Sep 6, 2024

    CVE-2024-44000 is a vulnerability in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin, a popular WordPress plugin. This vulnerability affects session management in LiteSpeed Cache, allowing attackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data.

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/multi/http/wp_litespeed_cookie_theft✓ verified
    First seen Sep 4, 2024

    Wordpress LiteSpeed Cache plugin cookie theft

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2024/CVE-2024-44000.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2024

    LiteSpeed Cache <= 6.4.1 - Sensitive Information Exposure

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-44000?
CVE-2024-44000 is a critical vulnerability published on October 20, 2024. Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through < 6.5.0.1.
When was CVE-2024-44000 disclosed?
CVE-2024-44000 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 20, 2024, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-44000 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-44000 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-44000?
CVE-2024-44000 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-44000?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-44000, 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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