ShortPixel Adaptive Images <= 3.3.1 — Subscriber+ Arbitrary Settings Update
CVE-2022-29417Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤3.3.1Update to 3.4.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium4.3
- CVSS
- 4.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization shortpixel-adaptive-images
- Affected≤ 3.3.1
- Patched in3.4.0
Update to 3.4.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 3.3.1. Version 3.4.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 3.4.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Tien Nguyen Ahn.
Plugin Settings Update vulnerability in ShortPixel's ShortPixel Adaptive Images plugin <= 3.3.1 at WordPress allows an attacker with a low user role like a subscriber or higher to change the plugin settings.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization
All 11| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Third-Party Plugin Option Modification via 'causer' Parameter ≤3.11.5Update to 3.11.6 | CVE-2026-15345 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤3.11.3Update to 3.11.4 | CVE-2026-57342 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion ≤3.11.4Update to 3.11.5 | CVE-2026-56066 | |
| Medium4.4 | Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via API URL ≤3.10.4Update to 3.10.5 | CVE-2025-6626 | |
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization ≤3.10.0Update to 3.10.1 | CVE-2025-30853 |
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Third-Party Plugin Option Modification via 'causer' Parameter
≤3.11.5Update to 3.11.6
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤3.11.3Update to 3.11.4
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion
≤3.11.4Update to 3.11.5
- Medium4.4Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via API URL
≤3.10.4Update to 3.10.5
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization
≤3.10.0Update to 3.10.1
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 4.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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