CVE-2023-3352

MEDIUM 4.3

Smush – Lazy Load Images, Optimize & Compress Images <= 3.16.4 - Missing Authorization to Resmush List Deletion

CVSS Score

4.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

The Smush plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized deletion of the resmush list due to a missing capability check on the delete_resmush_list() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to delete the resmush list for Nextgen or the Media Library.

CWE	CWE-862
Vendor	wpmudev
Product	smush – image optimization, compression, lazy load, webp & cdn
Published	Jun 21, 2024
Last Updated	Apr 8, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

wpmudev / Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN

0 ≤ 3.16.4

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dfbaa3e4-40c2-41d8-996c-232e27a04b73?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3105107/wp-smushit/trunk/app/class-ajax.php

Credits

Truoc Phan An Đặng