CVE-2022-0072: litespeed_technologies litespeed_web_server Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-0072 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in litespeed_technologies litespeed_web_server. EPSS estimates a 0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 27-10-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 09-05-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory Traversal vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed Web Server and LiteSpeed Web Server dashboards allows Path Traversal. This affects versions from 1.5.11 through 1.5.12, from 1.6.5 through 1.6.20.1, from 1.7.0 before 1.7.16.1

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.