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CVE-2025-22288VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-22288: Smush Image Compression and Optimization (WordPress plugin) · Path Traversal: '.../...//'

Affects Smush Image Compression and Optimization (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.1 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 Nov 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform Smush Image Compression and OptimizationAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until an official fix is released, restrict high privilege access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to file access. Avoid using affected versions of the plugin if possible.

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.

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