EWWW Image Optimizer <= 2.8.4 - Remote Code Execution

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2016-20010
CVSS Critical (9.6)
Publicly Published June 8, 2016
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Sean Murphy
Description

EWWW Image Optimizer before 2.8.5 allows remote command execution because it relies on a protection mechanism involving boolval, which is unavailable before PHP 5.5. Version 2.8.4 provides a partial fix.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug ewww-image-optimizer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.8.4
Patched Version
  • 2.8.5
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