Description
The Smush WordPress plugin before 4.3.6 does not verify that a user is authorised to act on the targeted media attachment, only checking a broad upload-files capability, which allows users with the Author role and above to optimise and restore attachments owned by other users, altering their files on disk and consuming the stored backup.
Published: 2026-11-11
Score: 2.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-639
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Smush WordPress plugin before 4.3.6 does not verify that a user is authorised to act on the targeted media attachment, only checking a broad upload-files capability, which allows users with the Author role and above to optimise and restore attachments owned by other users, altering their files on disk and consuming the stored backup.
Title Smush < 4.3.6 - Author+ Optimization and Restoration of Others' Attachments via IDOR
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-11T11:40:47.480Z

Reserved: 2026-10-27T19:56:49.961Z

Link: CVE-2026-118241

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-11T06:17:14.900

Modified: 2026-11-11T12:19:04.753

Link: CVE-2026-118241

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-639

    Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key