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title: "LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server vulnerabilities and CVEs"
url: https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/litespeedtechnologies/litespeed-web-server
type: product
description: "LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server has 5 published CVEs, 0 in CISA KEV and 5 with public exploits."
updated: 2022-10-27
source: RadicalNotion.AI
license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
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# LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server vulnerabilities

Vendor: [LiteSpeed Technologies](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/litespeedtechnologies)

- **Published CVEs:** 5
- **In CISA KEV:** 0
- **With a public exploit:** 5
- **With a patch:** 3
- **Average CVSS:** 6.5
- **First CVE:** 2005-11-20
- **Latest CVE:** 2022-10-27

## Severity breakdown

| Severity | CVEs |
| --- | --- |
| Critical | 0 |
| High | 2 |
| Medium | 3 |
| Low | 0 |
| Unscored | 0 |

## Most common weakness types

| CWE | Name | CVEs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [CWE-20](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-20) | Improper Input Validation | 1 |
| [CWE-200](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-200) | Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 1 |
| [CWE-22](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-22) | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory | 1 |
| [CWE-426](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-426) | Untrusted Search Path | 1 |

## CVEs by year

| Year | CVEs published |
| --- | --- |
| 2022 | 3 |

## Affected versions

| Version | Kind | CVEs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1.7.0 \<= v \< 1.7.16.1 | range | 2 |
| \<= 3.2.3 | range | 1 |
| 1.5.11 \<= v \<= 1.5.12 | range | 1 |
| 1.6.15 \<= v \< 1.7.16.1 | range | 1 |
| 1.6.5 \<= v \<= 1.6.20.1 | range | 1 |
| 2.1.5 | range | 1 |
| 1.7.16.1 | patched | 3 |

## CVEs

| CVE | Title | Severity | CVSS | CISA KEV | Public exploit | Patch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CVE-2022-0074 | Privilege Escalation in OpenLiteSpeed Web Server | high | 8.8 | No | Yes | Yes |
| CVE-2022-0073 | Authenticated Remote Code Execution in OpenLiteSpeed Web Server | high | 8.8 | No | Yes | Yes |
| CVE-2022-0072 | Directory Traversal in OpenLiteSpeed Web Server | medium | 5.8 | No | Yes | Yes |
| CVE-2007-5654 | - | medium | 5.0 | No | Yes | No |
| CVE-2005-3695 | - | medium | 4.3 | No | Yes | No |

## Frequently asked questions

### How many CVEs does LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server have?

LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server has 5 published CVE records since 2005.

### How many LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server CVEs are in CISA KEV?

None of LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server's CVEs are currently listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

### Are there public exploits for LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server vulnerabilities?

Yes — 5 of LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server's CVEs have a known public exploit.

### Which versions of LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server are affected?

7 distinct LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server versions are named across its CVEs. Use the version filter above to see the CVEs affecting a specific version.

### What are the most common weakness types in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server CVEs?

LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server's CVEs most often map to these CWE weakness types: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path).

### What is the average severity of LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server CVEs?

The average CVSS base score across LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server's scored CVEs is 6.5.

## Other products from this vendor

- [LiteSpeed Cache](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/litespeedtechnologies/litespeed-cache) (12 CVEs)
- [OpenLiteSpeed Web Server](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/litespeedtechnologies/openlitespeed-web-server) (3 CVEs)
- [cPanel Plugin](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/litespeedtechnologies/cpanel-plugin) (2 CVEs)
- [OpenLiteSpeed](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/litespeedtechnologies/openlitespeed) (2 CVEs)
- [LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/litespeedtechnologies/litespeed-web-server-enterprise) (1 CVEs)
- [LSWS Enterprise](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/litespeedtechnologies/lsws-enterprise) (1 CVEs)
- [WHM Plugin](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/litespeedtechnologies/whm-plugin) (1 CVEs)

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