reSmush.it Image Optimizer < 0.4.6 - Admin+ Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 reSmush.it WordPress plugin before 0.4.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00644 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed reSmush.it : the only free Image Optimizer & compress plugin (Unknown): 0.4.6
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | reSmush.it : the only free Image Optimizer & compress plugin | 0.4.6 to before 0.4.6 | 0.4.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- reSmush.it : the only free Image Optimizer & compress plugin VendorUnknown Affected 0.4.6 to before 0.4.6 Fixed in 0.4.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:resmush.it:resmush.it_image_optimizer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 0.4.6 | Vulnerable | Resmush.it |
- cpe:2.3:a:resmush.it:resmush.it_image_optimizer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 0.4.6 Vulnerable ·Resmush.it
Remediation
- Fix · CNA reSmush.it : the only free Image Optimizer & compress plugin (Unknown) Fixed in 0.4.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2448
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7j55-9jqf-65ff
- 2026-10-27 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Resmush.it Image Optimizer vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-02262 reSmush.it Image Optimizer < 0.4.7 - Multiple CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-02263 reSmush.it Image Optimizer < 0.4.4 - Subscriber+ AJAX Calls CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-2448 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-2448 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7j55-9jqf-65ff · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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