Path Traversal in Jch Optimize

CVE-2025-15693

The JCH Optimize WordPress plugin before 5.0.1 does not properly restrict a directory path provided to one of its administrative image-browsing features to within the site, allowing high-privilege users, administrators on single-site and sub-site administrators on multisite, to enumerate directories and file names outside the web root.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-15693: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: -0.000

Affected products

  • Jch Optimize

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-15693?
CVE-2025-15693 is a low-severity vulnerability in Jch Optimize, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2026-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2025-15693?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.