Description
The EWWW Image Optimizer WordPress plugin before 8.8.0 does not confine a WebP-derivative file migration routine to the current site's own uploads directory, letting an attacker with Administrator-level access rename or delete existing WebP-derivative image files outside that scope, including, on a multisite network, files belonging to a different site they have no access to.
Published: 2026-09-30
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-73
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-22

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The EWWW Image Optimizer WordPress plugin before 8.8.0 does not confine a WebP-derivative file migration routine to the current site's own uploads directory, letting an attacker with Administrator-level access rename or delete existing WebP-derivative image files outside that scope, including, on a multisite network, files belonging to a different site they have no access to.
Title EWWW Image Optimizer < 8.8.0 - Admin+ WebP File Rename and Deletion via Unrestricted Path in WebP Migration Handler
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T13:37:22.035Z

Reserved: 2026-09-14T17:15:38.777Z

Link: CVE-2026-91072

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T13:22:09.631Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-30T06:17:09.413

Modified: 2026-09-30T14:17:33.757

Link: CVE-2026-91072

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T12:45:07Z

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