Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform Smush Image Compression and Optimization wp-smushit allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Smush Image Compression and Optimization: from n/a through <= 3.17.0.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00058.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform Smush Image Compression and Optimization unaffected
Version Status Constraints
n/a affected
≤ <= 3.17.0

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Vendor Product Confidence Versions
Wordpress Wordpress — —
Wpmudev Smush Image Compression And Optimization — —

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https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-smushit/vulnerability/wordpress-smush-image-compression-and-optimization-plugin-3-17-0-directory-traversal-vulnerability?_s_id=cve cve-icon cve-icon
History

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform Smush Image Compression and Optimization wp-smushit allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Smush Image Compression and Optimization: from n/a through <= 3.17.0.
Title WordPress Smush Image Compression and Optimization plugin <= 3.17.0 - Directory Traversal vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-35
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-20T14:28:05.015Z

Reserved: 2025-01-03T13:15:52.398Z

Link: CVE-2025-22288

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-07T20:31:07.109Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-11-06T16:15:49.647

Modified: 2026-01-20T15:16:16.277

Link: CVE-2025-22288

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-11-06T20:38:28Z

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