Vulnerability · Published Jun 21, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2023-3352Smush – Lazy Load Images, Optimize & Compress Images <= 3.16.4 - Missing Authorization to Resmush List Deletion

Medium 4.3

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A medium-severity missing authorization in Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN from wpmudev. 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 24% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Smush plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized deletion of the resmush list due to a missing capability check on the delete_resmush_list() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to delete the resmush list for Nextgen or the Media Library.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
wpmudev	Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN	0 – through 3.16.4

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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