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CVE-2021-47903

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2026-01-23
  • WeaknessCWE-78

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Description

LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise 5.4.11 contains an authenticated command injection vulnerability in the external app configuration interface. Authenticated administrators can inject shell commands through the 'Command' parameter in the server configuration, allowing remote code execution via path traversal and bash command injection.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-01-2317:16CVE publishedNVD

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Products declared by the CNA

As VulnCheck, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written. NVD lists no product for this CVE yet: this is the only product data so far.

  • LiteSpeed Technologies Inc LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise
    Affected
    • = 5.4.11no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-01-23

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2021-47903 yet.

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Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2026-01-23
  • CNACVSS 4.08.6known since 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 3.18.8known since 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-78known since 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.6 %2026-11-08
  • GitHub Advisoriesadvisory—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
2026-01-23
Last Modified
2026-07-15
NVD status
Deferred
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-wc7g-3q2h-447c

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-47903?

LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise 5.4.11 contains an authenticated command injection vulnerability in the external app configuration interface. Authenticated administrators can inject shell commands through the 'Command' parameter in the server configuration, allowing remote code execution via path traversal and bash command injection.

Is CVE-2021-47903 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2021-47903, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-47903?

CVE-2021-47903 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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