Vulnerability · Published May 30, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-1009Smush < 3.9.9 - Admin+ Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Smush – Lazy Load Images, Optimize & Compress Images from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Smush WordPress plugin before 3.9.9 does not sanitise and escape a configuration parameter before outputting it back in an admin page when uploading a malicious preset configuration, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. For the attack to be successful, an attacker would need an admin to upload a malicious configuration file
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Smush – Lazy Load Images, Optimize & Compress Images | 3.9.9 – before 3.9.9 |
Weakness: CWE-79