CVE-2020-5519
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 6, 2020 at 12:54 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenlitespeed
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
The WebAdmin Console in OpenLiteSpeed before v1.6.5 does not strictly check request URLs, as demonstrated by the "Server Configuration > External App" screen.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.6.5
Affected range stops below 1.6.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pSciFEfjHp3kN8y5shy_zosJo7dje_fXx_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://forum.openlitespeed.org/threads/openlitespeed-v1-6-5-now-available.4047/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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