CVE-2024-3246
Published: 24 July 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-3246 is a medium-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Litespeedtech Litespeed Cache. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 44.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-31838
Vulnerability details
The LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the token…
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setting and inject malicious JavaScript via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Awareness training educates users on avoiding untrusted links and actions that can be exploited via CSRF.
Requiring user re-entry of credentials for sensitive actions prevents automated forgery of requests without active user participation.
Security testing regimens explicitly include checks for missing or ineffective anti-CSRF protections in web applications.
Detects anomalous request patterns consistent with cross-site request forgery.