CVE•Published 2024-08-21•Modified 2026-04-29•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2024-28000Litespeedtech · Litespeed_cache
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
100
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 0% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through <= 6.3.0.1.
Timeline
Published 2024-08-21
Modified 2026-04-29
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2024-28000Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Litespeedtech Litespeed Cache"All exposed Litespeedtech Litespeed Cache instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Litespeed Cache"HTTP body or banner mentions "Litespeed Cache" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2024-28000Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2024-28000Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2024-28000Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2024-28000GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2024-28000" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (8)
CVE-2024-280008 repos
digininja/DVWAPHP
Damn Vulnerable Web Application (DVWA)
leesinz/AthenaPython
Athena aims to aggregate vulnerability information from multiple sources and vendor bulletins, providing real-time push notifications to enhance security monitoring and response ca…
leesinz/crushGo
CRUSH aims to crawl historical vulnerability data from major platforms and monitor daily updates.
Alucard0x1/CVE-2024-28000Python
LiteSpeed Cache Privilege Escalation PoC
arch1m3d/CVE-2024-28000Python
PoC for the CVE-2024 Litespeed Cache Privilege Escalation
nitinscodehub/dvwa1PHP
JohnDoeAnonITA/CVE-2024-28000Go
CVE-2024-28000 Exploit for litespeed-cache =<6.3 allows Privilege Escalation with creation of administrator account
ebrasha/CVE-2024-28000C#
LiteSpeed Cache Privilege Escalation PoC - CVE-2024-28000