ShortPixel Adaptive Images <= 3.3.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Settings Update

Improper Access Control
CVE CVE-2022-29417
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published April 25, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Tien Nguyen Ahn
Description

Plugin Settings Update vulnerability in ShortPixel's ShortPixel Adaptive Images plugin <= 3.3.1 at WordPress allows an attacker with a low user role like a subscriber or higher to change the plugin settings.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug shortpixel-adaptive-images (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.3.1
Patched Version
  • 3.4.0
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