CVE-2026-42756

WordPress QuickWebP – Compress / Optimize Images & Convert WebP | SEO Friendly plugin <= 3.2.7 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

State: Published
Severity: 9.9 Critical
Published: May 27, 2026
Updated: May 27, 2026
Reserved: Apr 29, 2026

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Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Ludwig You QuickWebP – Compress / Optimize Images & Convert WebP | SEO Friendly quickwebp allows Path Traversal.This issue affects QuickWebP – Compress / Optimize Images & Convert WebP | SEO Friendly: from n/a through <= 3.2.7.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	9.9 Critical	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H	Patchstack

Weaknesses

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
QuickWebP – Compress / Optimize Images & Convert WebP \| SEO FriendlyLudwig You	3.2.7 and earlierAffectedfrom 3.2.8Not affected

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/quickwebp/vulnerability/wordpress-quickwebp-compress-optimize-images-convert-webp-seo-friendly-plugin-3-2-7-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cvevdb-entry

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