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CVE-2023-40000

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache allows Stored XSS.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through 5.7.

CVSS 8.3 · HighBuzz score 24.1

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 24.1

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 8.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
16.1
4 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
8.0
3 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

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Evidence

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4 source links · newest first
  • Adversaries love bots, short-lived IP addresses, out-of-band domainsHelp Net Security

    Fastly found 91% of cyberattacks – up from 69% in 2023 – targeted multiple customers using mass scanning techniques to uncover and exploit software vulnerabilities, revealing an alarming trend in attacks spreading across a broader target base. Industries ranked by the percentage of targeted attacks (Source: Fastly) The Fastly Threat Insights Report is based on data collected April 11 to June 30, 2024 from Fastly’s Network Learning Exchange (NLX), as well as traffic signaled by … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comAug 26, 2024, 2:30 AM
  • Critical WordPress Plugin Flaws Exploited to Inject Malicious Scripts and BackdoorsSecurityWeek

    Malicious campaign exploits high-severity XSS flaws in three WordPress plugins to backdoor websites.

    newswww.securityweek.comMay 30, 2024, 2:45 PM
  • LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin actively exploited in the wildSecurity Affairs

    Threat actors are exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress to take over web sites. WPScan researchers reported that threat actors are exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress. LiteSpeed Cache for WordPress (LSCWP) is an all-in-one site acceleration plugin, featuring an exclusive server-level cache and a collection […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comMay 8, 2024, 11:48 AM
  • XSS flaw in LiteSpeed Cache plugin exposes millions of WordPress sites at riskSecurity Affairs

    Researchers warn of an XSS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-40000, in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress Patchstack researchers warn of an unauthenticated site-wide stored XSS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-40000, that impacts the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress. The plugin LiteSpeed Cache (free version) is a popular caching plugin in WordPress which has over 4 million active installations. An unauthenticated […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comFeb 27, 2024, 3:29 PM

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