EWWW Image Optimizer <= 7.2.0 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Debug Log

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE CVE-2023-40600
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published November 14, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Kévin Mosbahi (Mika)
Description

The EWWW Image Optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.0 via the debug_log function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive debug data when debug logging is enabled.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug ewww-image-optimizer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 7.2.0
Patched Version
  • 7.2.1
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