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CVE-2025-22288
WordPress Smush Image Compression and Optimization plugin <= 3.17.0 - Directory Traversal vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 6, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 6, 2025, 7:45 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-22288 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

: Total Affected Vendor : 0 | Products : 0
Solution
Update Smush Image Compression and Optimization plugin to a version later than 3.17.0 to fix path traversal.
  • Update Smush Image Compression and Optimization plugin.
  • Apply vendor patches if available.
  • Remove or disable vulnerable plugin versions.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-smushit/vulnerability/wordpress-smush-image-compression-and-optimization-plugin-3-17-0-directory-traversal-vulnerability
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-22288 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 06, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CWE CWE-35
    Added Reference https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-smushit/vulnerability/wordpress-smush-image-compression-and-optimization-plugin-3-17-0-directory-traversal-vulnerability
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