CVE-2026-76579
The LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'esi' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Exploitation requires that the attacker supply a validly signed 'esi' value in the GET query string while submitting a separate attacker-controlled 'esi' payload as a POST body field, relying on PHP's default $_REQUEST merge order to have the POST value take precedence at the point of execution.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Puntuación base: 4.7
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.38%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 29
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1189Drive-by Compromiseinitial access85 % - Impacto principal
T1059.007JavaScriptexecution75 %
XSS reflejado en parámetro 'esi' de WordPress plugin LiteSpeed Cache; requiere interacción del usuario (click en enlace) y ejecución de scripts en navegador. CWE-79 confirmado.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
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Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-79
Referencias
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/litespeed-cache/tags/7.9/src/esi.cls.php#L566
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/litespeed-cache/tags/7.9/src/esi.cls.php#L591
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/litespeed-cache/tags/7.9/src/esi.cls.php#L617
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/litespeed-cache/tags/7.9/src/esi.cls.php#L855
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3676856/litespeed-cache/trunk/src/esi.cls.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3676856%40litespeed-cache%2Ftags%2F7.9.1&old=3635849%40litespeed-cache%2Ftags%2F7.9
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ba236f86-0434-4030-8e14-4db3919226eb?source=cve
JSON original (NVD)
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