vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: shortpixel-adaptive-images: CVE-2025-30853: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Apr 1, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | May 4, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Apr 1, 2025
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 4, 2026
Description
The ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the handleDeactivation() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.10.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to send a deactivation reason for the plugin.
Solution
shortpixel-adaptive-images-plugin-cve-2025-30853
References
Rapid7 Labs
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