CVE-2022-0074 (GCVE-0-2022-0074)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-27 19:32 – Updated: 2025-05-09 19:19
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Privilege Escalation in OpenLiteSpeed Web Server
Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-09 19:18 UTC
CWE
- CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiteSpeed Technologies | OpenLiteSpeed Web Server |
Affected:
1.6.15 , < 1.7.16.1
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| LiteSpeed Technologies | LiteSpeed Web Server |
Affected:
1.6.15 , < 1.7.16.1
(custom)
|
guessed |
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