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Description

The ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'shortpixel_ajaxRequest' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to export and import site options.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-10-06 | Published 2025-10-18 | Updated 2025-10-18 | Assigner Wordfence




MEDIUM: 5.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Problem types

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

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affected

Timeline

2025-10-06:Vendor Notified
2025-10-17:Disclosed

Credits

Dmitrii Ignatyev finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-e222-43fa-a14f-b9cbced6b8f5?source=cve

research.cleantalk.org/CVE-2025-11378

github.com/...ommit/74263060acafbaf63b4a34f339a8b0dc35f2cad9

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...ptimiser&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

cve.org (CVE-2025-11378)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-11378)

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