The LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'comment' parameter in
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.4 Medium.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 14:41 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Wordfence) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.4 |
|---|
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| litespeedtechLiteSpeed Cache | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, administrators should consider disabling the HTML Minify option (O_OPTM_HTML_MIN) to mitigate the vulnerability or avoid using companion plugins that render stored comment content in raw-text contexts. Monitoring vendor channels for updates is recommended.
Description
The LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 'comment' parameter affecting all versions up to and including 7.9.1. This flaw arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary scripts. Exploitation requires the HTML Minify option to be enabled and a companion plugin that renders stored comment content in a raw-text context such as a JSON-LD script block on the same page.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116763 (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/litespeed-cache/tags/7.9.1/lib/html-min.cls.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/litespeed-cache/tags/7.9.1/lib/html-min.cls.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/litespeed-cache/tags/7.9.1/lib/html-min.cls.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/litespeed-cache/tags/7.9.1/src/optimize.cls.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/litespeed-cache/tags/7.9.1/src/optimizer.cls.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3757253%40litespeed-cache&new=3757253%40litespeed-cache (opens in a new tab)
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/99f876e0-8f13-468b-b5fa-ca61e3cf57b4?source=cve (opens in a new tab)