title: Privilege Escalation in OpenLiteSpeed Web Server
description: Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed Web Server and LiteSpeed Web Server Container allows Privilege Escalation. This affects versions from 1.6.15 before 1.7.16.1.
problem types: CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: OpenLiteSpeed Web Server
repo: https://github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed
vendor: LiteSpeed Technologies
versions:
lessThan: 1.7.16.1, status: affected, version: 1.6.15, versionType: custom
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: LiteSpeed Web Server
vendor: LiteSpeed Technologies
versions:
lessThan: 1.7.16.1, status: affected, version: 1.6.15, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 8.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL