WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-4445 Modified

WP Compress – Image Optimizer [All-In-One]: Cross-site scripting

WP Compress – Image Optimizer [All-In-One] is affected by cross-site scripting. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
WP Compress – Image Optimizer [All-In-One]
Plugin slug
wp-compress-image-optimizer
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 14, 2024
Weakness
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
CWE-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

This CVE was published May 14, 2024 and is one of 8 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update WP Compress – Image Optimizer [All-In-One] to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical 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.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources