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

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2025-14482
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published January 13, 2026
Last Updated January 14, 2026
Researcher ChamlaVic
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug crush-pics (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.8.7
Patched Version
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