CVE-2026-76579Disclosure

LOWCVSS 4.7 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-79

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-09-19: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-09-19: 1Technical Details · 2026-09-19: 209-19
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
150.0%
Patch
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    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 insu… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76579

    Post summary

    The text announces CVE-2026-76579 as a Reflected XSS in LiteSpeed Cache for WordPress via the 'esi' parameter (versions ≤7.9) but provides no PoC, exploit code, patch, or active exploitation evidence; the truncated text may omit additional details.

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  • 株式会社mgn@mgn_jpn
    Patch

    🚨 LiteSpeed Cache に脆弱性(深刻度 中) 700万サイト以上が利用 / CVSS 4.7 修正版 7.9.1 が公開済み https://shindan.m-g-n.me/alerts/cve-2026-76579/

    Post summary

    The post discloses a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in LiteSpeed Cache affecting over 7 million sites and notes that version 7.9.1 has been released to fix it.

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