CVE-2026-15345 PUBLISHED

ShortPixel Adaptive Images <= 3.11.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Third-Party Plugin Option Modification via 'causer' Parameter

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 09.07.2026 Published: 16.08.2026 Updated: 16.08.2026

The ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.11.5. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to modify configuration options of third-party plugins including ShortPixel Image Optimizer, Autoptimize, WP Rocket, Imagify, and LiteSpeed Cache, as well as the plugin's own API key and account binding. Exploitation requires the respective third-party plugins to be installed, as the impact against those plugins' settings is only reachable when those plugins are present.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 4.3

Product Status

Vendor shortpixel
Product ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 3.11.5 (incl.)

Credits

  • Wordfence PRISM finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization CWE