Vulnerability · Published Jan 14, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2025-14482Crush.pics Image Optimizer <= 1.8.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Settings Update

Medium 4.3

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A medium-severity missing authorization in Crush.pics Image Optimizer – Image Compression and Optimization from crushpics. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Crush.pics Image Optimizer - Image Compression and Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on multiple functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify plugin settings including disabling auto-compression and changing image quality settings.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
crushpics	Crush.pics Image Optimizer – Image Compression and Optimization	0 – through 1.8.7

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Affected products (as reported)

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