CVE-2026-1557
WP Responsive Images <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read via src
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Feb 26, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 28, 2026
Description
The WP Responsive Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.0 via the 'src' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
WP Responsive Imagesstuartbates |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/22c6f81b-d456-44b9-ba6c-8b207a9ee6e1?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-responsive-images/trunk/SBOutputFile.php#L33
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-responsive-images/trunk/image_handler.php#L28
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-responsive-images/tags/1.0/image_handler.php#L28
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-responsive-images/trunk/WPResponsiveImages.php#L265
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-responsive-images/tags/1.0/WPResponsiveImages.php#L265
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-responsive-images/tags/1.0/SBOutputFile.php#L33
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