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LiteSpeed Cache

28known security flaws found in LiteSpeed Cache
since December 2020

Safe from 7.9.2

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When they were found.

Minor: Cross-site scripting, December 2020Advisory: Cross-site scripting, December 2020Minor: Cross-site scripting, November 2021Minor: Cross-site scripting, November 2021Minor: Forged requests, March 2023Minor: Cross-site scripting, October 2023Major: Missing checks, February 2024Major: Cross-site scripting, February 2024Minor: Forged requests, July 2024Dangerous: Missing checks, August 2024Dangerous: Missing checks, September 2024Minor: Cross-site scripting, September 2024Major: Reading files, September 2024Major: Cross-site scripting, September 2024Minor: Cross-site scripting, September 2024Major: Missing checks, October 2024Minor: Cross-site scripting, December 2024Advisory: Server side request forgery, May 2025Minor: Cross-site scripting, October 2025Major: Cross-site scripting, May 2026Minor: Cross-site scripting, August 2026Major: Cross-site scripting, August 2026Major: Server side request forgery, August 2026Minor: Cross-site scripting, September 2026Advisory: Missing checks, October 2026Advisory: Cross-site scripting, October 2026Advisory: Cross-site scripting, October 2026Minor: Information leak, October 20262020202120222023202420252026

DangerousMajorMinorAdvisory

What they could let someone do.

What could happen

  • Missing checks

    Someone could do things only an administrator should: change settings, see private data, or give themselves more rights.

    How: Part of the software forgets to check who is asking before it does what was asked.

    Read about it here
  • Cross-site scripting

    Someone could make your pages run their own script in visitors' browsers, to steal logins, show a fake payment form or send people to a scam site.

    How: The software puts text it was sent back onto a page without making it safe first, so a script hidden in a link, form or comment runs as if it were part of your site.

    Read about it here
  • Server side request forgery

    Someone could make your server fetch addresses for them, reaching services that are meant to be private.

    How: The software fetches an address it was sent without checking where it points.

Every known flaw, newest first (28)
  1. October 2026MinorInformation leakFixed in 7.9.1. No login needed.
  2. October 2026AdvisoryMissing checksFixed in 7.9.2.
  3. October 2026AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 7.9.2. No login needed.
  4. October 2026AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 7.9.2. No login needed.
  5. September 2026MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 7.9.1. No login needed.
  6. August 2026MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 7.8. Needs a login on the site (Author+).
  7. August 2026MajorCross-site scriptingFixed in 7.9. No login needed.
  8. August 2026MajorServer side request forgeryFixed in 7.9.1. No login needed.
  9. May 2026MajorCross-site scriptingFixed in 7.8. No login needed.
  10. October 2025MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 7.6. No login needed.
  11. May 2025AdvisoryServer side request forgeryFixed in 7.1. Needs a login on the site (Editor+).
  12. December 2024MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 6.5.3. Needs a login on the site.
  13. October 2024MajorMissing checksFixed in 6.5.2. No login needed.
  14. September 2024MajorReading filesFixed in 6.5.1. Needs a login on the site.
  15. September 2024MajorCross-site scriptingFixed in 6.5.1. No login needed.
  16. September 2024MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 6.5.1. Needs a login on the site.
  17. September 2024MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 6.5. Needs a login on the site.
  18. September 2024DangerousMissing checksFixed in 6.5.0.1. No login needed.
  19. August 2024DangerousMissing checksFixed in 6.4. No login needed.
  20. July 2024MinorForged requestsFixed in 6.3. No login needed.
  21. February 2024MajorMissing checksFixed in 5.7.0.1. No login needed.
  22. February 2024MajorCross-site scriptingFixed in 5.7.0.1. No login needed.
  23. October 2023MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 5.7. Needs a login on the site (Contributor+).
  24. March 2023MinorForged requestsFixed in 5.3.1. No login needed.
  25. November 2021MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 4.4.4. Needs a login on the site.
  26. November 2021MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 4.4.4. No login needed.
  27. December 2020MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 3.6.1. No login needed.
  28. December 2020AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 3.6.1.

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