CVE-2025-22288

WordPress Smush Image Compression and Optimization plugin <= 3.17.0 - Directory Traversal vulnerability

State: Published
Severity: 4.1 Medium
Published: Nov 6, 2025
Updated: Apr 28, 2026
Reserved: Jan 3, 2025

Description

Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform Smush Image Compression and Optimization wp-smushit allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Smush Image Compression and Optimization: from n/a through <= 3.17.0.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	4.1 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N	Patchstack

Weaknesses

CWE-35 Path Traversal: '.../...//'

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Smush Image Compression and OptimizationWPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform	3.17.0 and earlierAffectedfrom 3.17.1Not affected

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-smushit/vulnerability/wordpress-smush-image-compression-and-optimization-plugin-3-17-0-directory-traversal-vulnerability?_s_id=cvevdb-entry

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