Squeeze <= 1.7.7 — Authenticated (Subscriber+) Directory Traversal
CVE-2026-32415Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.7.7Update to 1.7.8 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-22 Path Traversal
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Squeeze – Browser-Based Image Compression & WebP Converter (No API, No Limits) squeeze
- Affected≤ 1.7.7
- Patched in1.7.8
Update to 1.7.8 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.7.7. Version 1.7.8 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Squeeze – Browser-Based Image Compression & WebP Converter (No API, No Limits).
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.7.8, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Squeeze – Browser-Based Image Compression & WebP Converter (No API, No Limits) to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Nabil Irawan.
The Squeeze – Image Optimization & Compression, WEBP Conversion plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to perform actions on files outside of the originally intended directory.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
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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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- CVSS / CWE
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