CVE-2023-3352 (GCVE-0-2023-3352)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-21 02:05 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:28
VLAI
Title
Smush – Lazy Load Images, Optimize & Compress Images <= 3.16.4 - Missing Authorization to Resmush List Deletion
Summary
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.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-30 14:14 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
wpmudev Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.16.4 (semver)
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Credits
Truoc Phan An Đặng
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