Image Optimizer by 10web < 1.0.27 - Admin+ Path Traversal
Priority MEDIUM 47Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Image Optimizer by 10web WordPress plugin before 1.0.27 does not sanitize the dir parameter when handling the get_subdirs ajax action, allowing a high privileged users such as admins to inspect names of files and directories outside of the sites root.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00665 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Image Optimizer by 10web (Unknown): 1.0.27
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Image Optimizer by 10web | before 1.0.27 | 1.0.27 | Patch available | CNA |
- Image Optimizer by 10web VendorUnknown Affected before 1.0.27 Fixed in 1.0.27 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Image Optimizer by 10web (Unknown) Fixed in 1.0.27
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2117
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3h2r-h2x2-mg4h
- 2026-10-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More 10web Image Optimizer vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01995 Image Optimizer by 10web < 1.0.27 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-2117 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-2117 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3h2r-h2x2-mg4h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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