CVE-2022-29417 WordPress ShortPixel Adaptive Images plugin <= 3.3.1 - Subscriber+ Plugin Settings Update vulnerability
Low-privilege users can modify ShortPixel Adaptive Images plugin settings due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-29417?
CVE-2022-29417 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ShortPixel Adaptive Images (WordPress plugin), published on 25 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Plugin Settings Update vulnerability in ShortPixel's ShortPixel Adaptive Images plugin <= 3.3.1 at WordPress allows an attacker with a low user role like a subscriber or higher to change the plugin settings.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29417?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Shortpixel Shortpixel Adaptive Images.
How do I fix CVE-2022-29417?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29417 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-29417 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29417 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ShortPixel Adaptive Images (WordPress plugin)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2w64-8h5x-5x42.