vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-compress-image-optimizer: CVE-2024-4445: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N) | May 13, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Published
May 13, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The WP Compress – Image Optimizer [All-In-One] plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the several functions in versions up to, and including, 6.20.01. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to edit plugin settings, including storing cross-site scripting, in multisite environments.
Solution
wp-compress-image-optimizer-plugin-cve-2024-4445
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4445
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/830f53a4-da3b-4a95-99f1-c4a4c8e6944c?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-44064
- CVE-2024-4445
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-4445
- CWE-862
- CWE-601
- EUVD-EUVD-2024-44064
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