Missing authorization in ShortPixel Enable Media Replace
Priority LOW 24CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Enable Media Replace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the 'RemoveBackGroundViewController::load' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to replace any attachment with a removed background attachment.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00254 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShortPixel | Enable Media Replace | up to 4.1.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Enable Media Replace VendorShortPixel Affected up to 4.1.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-2732
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jw7h-j47j-qm3h
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2c5f2dc8-67f7-4dbf-8631-f434522f1b53?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enable-media-replace/tags/4.1.7/classes/ViewController/RemoveBackgroundViewController.php#L35
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enable-media-replace/tags/4.1.7/classes/ViewController/RemoveBackgroundViewController.php#L68
- https://github.com/short-pixel-optimizer/enable-media-replace/commit/8ca282e68e5fcf8a8e4cecc1f0ab192c42b1dc66
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3473504/enable-media-replace#file26
More ShortPixel 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-2023-00318 ShortPixel Adaptive Images < 3.6.3 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-14215 ShortPixel Image Optimizer <= 6.5.5 - Authenticated (Author+) PHP Object Injection via Nested JSON Post Content CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-83296 PHP object injection in Enable Media Replace WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-15794 WordPress ShortPixel Adaptive Images Plugin <= 3.7.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-2732 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-2732 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jw7h-j47j-qm3h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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