LiteSpeed Cache Vulnerability: How Hackers Could Take Over Your WordPress Site
LiteSpeed Cache, the popular WordPress plugin, had a vulnerability that allowed hackers to gain admin privileges and potentially take over websites. Found by Patchstack’s John Blackbourn, the flaw is now fixed in version 6.4. Update immediately to avoid a digital disaster!
Hot Take:
Who knew that LiteSpeed Cache had a secret identity as a hacker’s best friend? This plugin was supposed to speed up your website, not fast-track it to hackers’ paradise!
Key Points:
- LiteSpeed Cache’s vulnerability allowed hackers to gain admin-level control over WordPress sites.
- Over five million active installations at the time of discovery.
- The flaw exploited a weak security hash in the user simulation feature.
- Vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-28000.
- Researcher John Blackbourn received a $14,400 bounty for identifying the flaw.
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