Authorization bypass in Optimole – Optimize Images in Real Time
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.0 via the /wp-json/optml/v1/move_image REST API endpoint due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to offload media that doesn't belong to them.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11519
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7frf-r8q5-rcww
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9288ed60-b14b-4188-84d4-efe770093551?source=cve
- https://research.cleantalk.org/CVE-2025-11519
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3378645%40optimole-wp&new=3378645%40optimole-wp&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More optimole vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-04558 Optimole <= 4.2.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Srcset Descriptor Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-01518 Super Page Cache <= 5.2.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Activity Log CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-86193 Stored cross-site scripting in Optimole WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-53980 Optimole <= 4.2.10 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'a' (above_fold_images) Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-86192 Stored cross-site scripting in Optimole WordPress plugin via comments CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-86170 Stored cross-site scripting in Optimole WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2025-11519 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11519 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7frf-r8q5-rcww · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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