---
id: "CVE-2026-113501"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-113501"]
title: "LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin: subscribers can dismiss security warnings"
severity: "low"
cvss: 3.1
epss: 0.00143
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["litespeed-cache", "package", "wordpress", "wordpress-plugins"]
not_affected_if: ["no-subscriber-accounts", "plugin-version-7.9.2-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-23T06:17:06+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T04:47:20+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113501", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-113501", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00"}]
---

# LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin: subscribers can dismiss security warnings

Before 7.9.2, the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin's admin-notice dismissal handler lacks a capability check, so a low-privileged Subscriber account can dismiss notices the plugin marks as non-dismissible. The notice that can be hidden includes a warning that sensitive files may be publicly accessible.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed LiteSpeed Cache version in the WordPress Plugins screen or with `wp plugin get litespeed-cache --field=version`
- Check whether the site allows open registration that assigns the Subscriber role

## Fix

- Update LiteSpeed Cache to `7.9.2` or later
- Review Subscriber accounts and remove any that are not needed

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113501
- 2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-113501

## From the sources

The LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin before 7.9.2 does not perform a capability check on its admin-notice dismissal handler, and the nonce it relies on is not bound to the specific notice being dismissed, so on sites in certain configurations a low-privileged authenticated user (Subscriber) can dismiss administrative notices the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin before 7.9.2 marks as non-dismissible, including a warning that sensitive files may be publicly accessible.

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