Cross-Site Request Forgery in EWWW Image Optimizer Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2020-36750

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Ewww Image Optimizer
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 July 2023

What is CVE-2020-36750?

The EWWW Image Optimizer plugin for WordPress was found to have a vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit Cross-Site Request Forgery due to inadequate nonce validation within the ewww_ngg_bulk_init() function. By tricking a site administrator into clicking a malicious link, attackers could initiate unauthorized bulk image optimization requests, potentially compromising the integrity and performance of the website.

Affected Version(s)

EWWW Image Optimizer * <= 5.8.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerab...
https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-th...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jerome Bruandet
.