CVE-2023-3352 Smush – Lazy Load Images, Optimize & Compress Images <= 3.16.4 - Missing Authorization to Resmush List Deletion
Authenticated attackers with minimal permissions can delete the resmush list due to a missing capability check in the Smush WordPress plugin.
- 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-2023-3352?
CVE-2023-3352 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpmudev Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN, published on 21 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Smush plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized deletion of the resmush list due to a missing capability check on the delete_resmush_list() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to delete the resmush list for Nextgen or the Media Library.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3352?
How do I fix CVE-2023-3352?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3352 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-2023-3352 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3352 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jhwr-fg7p-675f.