ShortPixel Adaptive Images Plugin up to 3.10.0 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ShortPixel Adaptive Images Plugin up to 3.10.0 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-30853. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ShortPixel Adaptive Images Plugin up to 3.10.0 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Missing Authorization vulnerability in ShortPixel ShortPixel Adaptive Images allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects ShortPixel Adaptive Images: from n/a through 3.10.0.

The weakness was shared by Peter Thaleikis. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-30853 since 03/26/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/02/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/26/2025 🔍
04/02/2025 +6 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Peter Thaleikis
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-30853 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-30853
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-302939

Entryinfo

Created: 04/02/2025 07:12
Changes: 04/02/2025 07:12 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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