CVE-2024-28000: Incorrect Privilege Assignment in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache
Observed in the wild — via OffSeq Mirage
Description
A suspected Chinese-speaking threat actor conducted targeted intrusions against Philippine nuclear research and defense organizations. On August 13, 2026, an open directory on a VPS exposed custom Python scripts exploiting CVE-2023-49105 in ownCloud and CVE-2024-28000 in WordPress LiteSpeed Cache. The operator exfiltrated approximately 9 GB from a nuclear agency, including reactor core databases, radiation safety documentation, employee PII, BitLocker keys, and strategic planning materials. A second victim, a marine engineering firm serving the Philippine Navy, had its complete WordPress installation compromised. Simplified Chinese language usage throughout scripts, logs, and folder structures indicates operator origin. The methodical targeting of nuclear and naval defense sectors aligns with South China Sea tensions and broader Chinese espionage activities against Philippine government infrastructure.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
LiteSpeed Technologies
LiteSpeed Cache
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in LiteSpeed Cache versions up to 6.3.0.1 is due to incorrect privilege assignment, which can allow an unauthenticated attacker to escalate privileges and fully compromise the system. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates it is remotely exploitable without authentication or user interaction, with complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has not yet published a patch or official remediation guidance, and no exploits are currently known in the wild.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely exploit this vulnerability without any privileges or user interaction to gain full control over the affected system, resulting in complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and services handled by LiteSpeed Cache.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict network access to the LiteSpeed Cache service where possible and monitor for unusual activity related to privilege escalation attempts.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-29T06:17:46.687Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Indicators of Compromise
Cve
| Value | Description | Copy |
|---|---|---|
cveCVE-2024-28000 | — | |
cveCVE-2023-49105 | — |
Domain
| Value | Description | Copy |
|---|---|---|
domainfine-work-team.com | — | |
domaintimelevel12.com | — | |
domainsnake.zooparkko.com | — |
Ip
| Value | Description | Copy |
|---|---|---|
ip31.58.209.241 | — |
Url
| Value | Description | Copy |
|---|---|---|
urlhttp://timelevel12.com/big | — | |
urlhttp://fine-work-team.com/6272 | — | |
urlhttp://snake.zooparkko.com/collect | — | |
urlhttp://snake.zooparkko.com/collect. | — | |
urlhttp://timelevel12.com/big. | — |
Hash
| Value | Description | Copy |
|---|---|---|
hash10df3451915ea35bcb17efe121415f24182680e2d07fc09df07ee695072104c1 | — | |
hash7447d0d0c34779d4c519823b39bf6ddc16d2b34a226b82ee69da6f5b4a77ad82 | — |
Threat ID: 69ea9e7b87115cfb686fc597
Added to database: 04/23/2026, 22:34:35 UTC
Last enriched: 05/01/2026, 02:15:01 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 06:48:09 UTC
Views: 98
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