CVE-2023-40209

MEDIUM 6.5

WordPress Highcompress Image Compressor plugin <= 6.1.2 - Broken Access Control + CSRF vulnerability

CVSS Score

6.5

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Missing Authorization vulnerability in himalayasaxena Highcompress Image Compressor high-compress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Highcompress Image Compressor: from n/a through <= 6.1.2.

CWE	CWE-862
Vendor	himalayasaxena
Product	highcompress image compressor
Published	Jun 12, 2024
Last Updated	Apr 23, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Affected Versions

himalayasaxena / Highcompress Image Compressor

0 ≤ 6.1.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/high-compress/vulnerability/wordpress-highcompress-image-compressor-plugin-4-0-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/high-compress/wordpress-highcompress-image-compressor-plugin-4-0-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Credits

Abdi Pranata | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program