CVE-2025-47479 WordPress WP Compress plugin <= 6.30.30 - Broken Authentication Vulnerability
Attackers can bypass authentication in the WP Compress plugin to take over accounts, requiring an upgrade to the latest version.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-47479?
CVE-2025-47479 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in AresIT WP Compress, published on 4 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Weak Authentication vulnerability in AresIT WP Compress wp-compress-image-optimizer allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects WP Compress: from n/a through <= 6.30.30.
Weakness: CWE-1390
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-47479?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpcompress Wp Compress.
How do I fix CVE-2025-47479?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-47479 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-47479 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-47479 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in AresIT WP Compress
- CVE-2023-6699 WP Compress – Image Optimizer [All-In-One] <= 6.10.33 - Unauthenticated Directory Traversal via css
- CVE-2025-2110 WP Compress <= 6.30.15 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization via Multiple Functions
- CVE-2024-1934 WP Compress – Image Optimizer <= 6.11.08 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated CDN Modification
- CVE-2025-47546 WordPress WP Compress plugin <= 6.30.30 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-47384 WordPress WP Compress plugin <= 6.20.13 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5hv5-8328-hrj4.