How severe is CVE-2025-14482?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Crushpics Crush.pics Image Optimizer – Compression And Optimization

CVE-2025-14482

The Crush.pics Image Optimizer - Image Compression and Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on multiple functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify plugin settings including disabling auto-compression and changing image quality settings.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (17.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Crushpics Crush.pics Image Optimizer – Compression And Optimization — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-14482?: CVE-2025-14482 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Crushpics Crush.pics Image Optimizer – Compression And Optimization, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2025-14482?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.