Vulnerability in Ewww Image Optimizer
CVE-2016-20010
EWWW Image Optimizer before 2.8.5 allows remote command execution because it relies on a protection mechanism involving boolval, which is unavailable before PHP 5.5.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.037 (89.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.037 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/06/vulnerability-ewww-image-optimizer/ (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ewww-image-optimizer/trunk/changelog.txt (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-20010?
- CVE-2016-20010 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ewww Image Optimizer. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2021-05-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-20010?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-20010 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.