# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2w64-8h5x-5x42

## 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 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29417?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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)

- [CVE-2023-0334](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0334/): ShortPixel Adaptive Images < 3.6.3 - Reflected XSS (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-32512](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32512/): WordPress ShortPixel Adaptive Images Plugin <= 3.7.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29417 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29417 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ShortPixel Adaptive Images (WordPress plugin). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29417/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29417/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29417
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29417
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29417

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29417/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.