CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-40518

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.55%

41th percentile - higher than 41% of all known CVEs

Summary

LiteSpeed OpenLiteSpeed before version 1.7.18 does not strictly validate HTTP request headers.

Risk Assessment

The lack of proper header validation may lead to potential attacks, such as malicious code injection or other forms of data manipulation.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to version 1.7.18 or later to ensure proper validation of HTTP request headers.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

LiteSpeed OpenLiteSpeed before 1.7.18 does not strictly validate HTTP request headers.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS