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CVE-2022-1009

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
May 30, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Smush WordPress plugin before 3.9.9 does not sanitise and escape a configuration parameter before outputting it back in an admin page when uploading a malicious preset configuration, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. For the attack to be successful, an attacker would need an admin to upload a malicious configuration file

Affected WordPress components

  • Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN Plugin · wp-smushit
    Confirmed match Active
    From 3.9.9 (including) to 3.9.9 (excluding)
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Smush – Lazy Load Images, Optimize & Compress Images — From 3.9.9 (including) to 3.9.9 (excluding)
  • wpmudev smush_image_compression_and_optimization — Before 3.9.9

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb5af08f-bb19-46a1-a7ac-8381f428c11e Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record