vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: high-compress: CVE-2023-40209: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) | Aug 11, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 11, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
The Highcompress Image Compressor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of datadue to a missing capability check on the 'verify_highcompress_process_auto', 'verify_highcompress_process_images', and 'verify_highcompress_api_key' AJAX functions in versions up to, and including, 5.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to compress images and verify or modify the plugin's API key.
Solution
high-compress-plugin-cve-2023-40209
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