Enable Media Replace < 4.0.0 - Admin+ Path Traversal
Priority LOW 24CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Enable Media Replace WordPress plugin before 4.0.0 does not ensure that renamed files are moved to the Upload folder, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to move them outside to the web root directory via a path traversal attack for example
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00972 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Enable Media Replace (Unknown): 4.0.0
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 | Enable Media Replace | 4.0.0 to before 4.0.0 | 4.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Enable Media Replace VendorUnknown Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.0.0 Fixed in 4.0.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:shortpixel:enable_media_replace:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 4.0.0 | Vulnerable | ShortPixel |
- cpe:2.3:a:shortpixel:enable_media_replace:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·ShortPixel
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Enable Media Replace (Unknown) Fixed in 4.0.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2554
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pr9x-p233-rm4x
References
More ShortPixel Enable Media Replace vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-04280 Enable Media Replace < 4.1.3 - Author+ PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-00241 Enable Media Replace < 4.0.2 - Author+ Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-06157 Enable Media Replace <= 4.1.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-2554 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-2554 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pr9x-p233-rm4x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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