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TI-2022-00908 Aliases CVE-2022-1009GHSA-j96r-f3m8-gwxp

Smush < 3.9.9 - Admin+ Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.008 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Smush – Lazy Load Images, Optimize & Compress Images (Unknown): 3.9.9

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownSmush – Lazy Load Images, Optimize & Compress Images3.9.9 to before 3.9.93.9.9Patch availableCNA
  • Smush – Lazy Load Images, Optimize & Compress Images VendorUnknown Affected 3.9.9 to before 3.9.9 Fixed in 3.9.9 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpmudev:smush_image_compression_and_optimization:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 3.9.9Vulnerablewpmudev
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpmudev:smush_image_compression_and_optimization:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.9.9 Vulnerable ·wpmudev

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Smush – Lazy Load Images, Optimize & Compress Images (Unknown) Fixed in 3.9.9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1009
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j96r-f3m8-gwxp

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2017-11056 The Smush Image Compression and Optimization plugin before 2.7.6 for WordPress allows directory traversal. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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