# CVE-2024-28000 — LiteSpeed Cache

> As of 2026-04-29, CVE-2024-28000 is a CRITICAL-severity vulnerability in LiteSpeed Cache, CVSS v3.1 9.8, EPSS 68.2% (99.2th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2024-28000, most recently “Suspected Chinese-Speaking Threat Actor Exploits ownCloud and WordPress Flaws to Steal Philippine Nuclear and Naval Data”.

**Last updated:** 2026-04-29

## What is CVE-2024-28000?

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

The record classifies CVE-2024-28000 under weakness class [CWE-266](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-266). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 775 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 9.8 — CRITICAL (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 68.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 10/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2024-08-21, last modified 2026-04-29

## Is CVE-2024-28000 being exploited?

Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2024-28000 is publicly available. 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are tracked for this identifier. A ProjectDiscovery Nuclei detection template exists (`http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-28000.yaml`).

- [Alucard0x1/CVE-2024-28000](https://github.com/Alucard0x1/CVE-2024-28000) (github)
- [arch1m3d/CVE-2024-28000](https://github.com/arch1m3d/CVE-2024-28000) (github)
- [ebrasha/CVE-2024-28000](https://github.com/ebrasha/CVE-2024-28000) (github)
- [JohnDoeAnonITA/CVE-2024-28000](https://github.com/JohnDoeAnonITA/CVE-2024-28000) (github)
- [SSSSuperX/CVE-2024-28000](https://github.com/SSSSuperX/CVE-2024-28000) (github)
- [AliHzSec/CVE-2024-28000](https://github.com/AliHzSec/CVE-2024-28000) (github)
- [shawnng078-ops/CVE-2024-28000-Exploit-Lab](https://github.com/shawnng078-ops/CVE-2024-28000-Exploit-Lab) (github)
- [trickest/cve](https://github.com/trickest/cve/blob/main/2024/CVE-2024-28000.md) (trickest)

## Affected products and versions

- **LiteSpeed Technologies**: LiteSpeed Cache

## How to fix CVE-2024-28000

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2024-28000 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2024-28000

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2024-28000, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [Suspected Chinese-Speaking Threat Actor Exploits ownCloud and WordPress Flaws to Steal Philippine Nuclear and Naval Data](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2172) — CRITICAL · 2026-08-27

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories, ProjectDiscovery Nuclei. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-08-27. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

**Vulnerability database entry**

- [patchstack.com — vdb entry](https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/litespeed-cache/vulnerability/wordpress-litespeed-cache-plugin-6-3-0-1-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2024-28000
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2024-28000 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp