VDB-213575 · CVE-2022-2449 · EUVD-2022-34710

reSmush.it Only Free Image Optimizer & Compress Plugin Plugin AJAX Action cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in reSmush.it Only Free Image Optimizer & Compress Plugin Plugin up to 0.4.3 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component AJAX Action Handler. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-2449. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in reSmush.it Only Free Image Optimizer & Compress Plugin Plugin up to 0.4.3 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component AJAX Action Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The reSmush.it : the only free Image Optimizer & compress plugin WordPress plugin before 0.4.4 does not perform CSRF checks for any of its AJAX actions, allowing an attackers to trick logged in users to perform various actions on their behalf on the site.

The weakness was published 11/14/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-2449 since 07/17/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 0.4.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-34710). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

reSmush.it

Name

Only Free Image Optimizer & Compress Plugin Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Only Free Image Optimizer & Compress Plugin Plugin 0.4.4

Timelineinfo

07/17/2022 🔍
11/14/2022 +120 days 🔍
11/14/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/25/2026 +1288 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2449 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2449
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213575
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2022 19:57
Updated: 05/25/2026 23:44
Changes: 11/14/2022 19:57 (42), 12/17/2022 18:01 (12), 05/01/2025 01:55 (15), 05/25/2026 23:44 (1)
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