Missing authorization in ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization
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-862.
Summary
The ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.11.5. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to modify configuration options of third-party plugins including ShortPixel Image Optimizer, Autoptimize, WP Rocket, Imagify, and LiteSpeed Cache, as well as the plugin's own API key and account binding. Exploitation requires the respective third-party plugins to be installed, as the impact against those plugins' settings is only reachable when those plugins are present.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShortPixel | ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization | up to 3.11.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization VendorShortPixel Affected up to 3.11.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-15345
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6c4v-hv9q-25jc
References
Other 7
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c3efae8f-ca89-4d8c-a177-6793994b3ea0?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-adaptive-images/tags/3.11.5/includes/actions/notice.actions.class.php#L16
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-adaptive-images/tags/3.11.5/includes/controllers/notice.class.php#L747
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-adaptive-images/tags/3.11.5/includes/actions/notice.actions.class.php#L566
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-adaptive-images/tags/3.11.5/includes/actions/notice.actions.class.php#L87
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-adaptive-images/tags/3.11.5/includes/actions/notice.actions.class.php#L614
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3625451%40shortpixel-adaptive-images&new=3625451%40shortpixel-adaptive-images
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-2026-15345 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-15345 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6c4v-hv9q-25jc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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