What is CVE-2022-1009?

CVE-2022-1009 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpmudev Smush Image Compression And Optimization, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-05-30.

How severe is CVE-2022-1009?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-1009 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Wpmudev Smush Image Compression And Optimization

CVE-2022-1009

The Smush WordPress plugin before 3.9.9 does not sanitise and escape a configuration parameter before outputting it back in an admin page when uploading a malicious preset configuration, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. For the attack to be successful, an attacker would need an admin to upload a malicious configuration file

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (52.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Wpmudev Smush_image_compression_and_optimization
Unknown Smush – Lazy Load Images, Optimize & Compress Images — versions 3.9.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1009?: CVE-2022-1009 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpmudev Smush Image Compression And Optimization, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-1009?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1009 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.