vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-smushit: CVE-2025-22288: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Mar 29, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Mar 29, 2025
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
The Smush Image Optimization – Optimize Images | Compress and Lazy Load Images | Convert WebP and AVIF | Image CDN plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.17.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to perform actions on files outside of the originally intended directory.
Solution
wp-smushit-plugin-cve-2025-22288
References
Rapid7 Labs
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