CVE-2022-1009

Smush < 3.9.9 - Admin+ Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 30, 2022 at 08:35 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSmush Image Compression and Optimization

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

The Smush WordPress plugin before 3.9.9 does not sanitise and escape a configuration parameter before outputting it back in an admin page when uploading a malicious preset configuration, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. For the attack to be successful, an attacker would need an admin to upload a malicious configuration file

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.9.9
Affected range stops below 3.9.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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