CVE-2025-14482
Crush.pics Image Optimizer <= 1.8.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Settings Update
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.3 Medium
- Published
- Jan 14, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Dec 10, 2025
Description
The Crush.pics Image Optimizer - Image Compression and Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on multiple functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify plugin settings including disabling auto-compression and changing image quality settings.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Crush.pics Image Optimizer – Image Compression and Optimizationcrushpics |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5e71bf15-aee0-4efc-a1c6-faad9f6e4f38?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crush-pics/trunk/inc/class-ajax.php#L66
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crush-pics/trunk/inc/class-ajax.php#L193
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crush-pics/trunk/inc/class-ajax.php#L30
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