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CVE-2023-6699
WP Compress – Image Optimizer [All-In-One] <= 6.10.33 - Unauthenticated Directory Traversal via css
Critical9.1EPSS 0.86%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Wordfence
Description
The WP Compress – Image Optimizer [All-In-One] plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.10.33 via the css parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordfenceCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Critical9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.86% · top 41% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.1.
Weakness
Affected products
aresit · WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization
- affected ≤ 6.10.33
References (2)
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/defb87dd-bf5f-411f-b948-699337d05d44?source=cve (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3009183%40wp-compress-image-optimizer%2Ftrunk&old=2994665%40wp-compress-image-optimizer%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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