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ShortPixel Adaptive Images vulnerabilities
ShortPixel Adaptive Images has 4 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 16 Aug 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 4
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Latest version
- 3.11.6
- Last updated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Most recent
- 16 Aug 2026
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken access control CVE-2026-15345 | Medium 4.3 | Up to 3.11.5 | Fixed in a later version (latest 3.11.6) | 16 Aug 2026 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-6626 | Medium 4.4 | Up to 3.10.3 | Fixed in a later version (latest 3.11.6) | 2 Aug 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-0334 | Medium 6.1 | Before 3.6.3 | Fixed in 3.6.3 | 27 Feb 2023 |
| Broken access control CVE-2022-29417 | Medium 4.3 | Up to 3.3.1 | Fixed in a later version (latest 3.11.6) | 25 Apr 2022 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-15345, 16 Aug 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. CVE record
- CVE-2025-6626, 2 Aug 2025
- The ShortPixel Adaptive Images - WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the API URL Setting in all versions up to, and including, 3.10.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled. CVE record
- CVE-2023-0334, 27 Feb 2023
- The ShortPixel Adaptive Images WordPress plugin before 3.6.3 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against any high privilege users such as admin CVE record
- CVE-2022-29417, 25 Apr 2022
- Plugin Settings Update vulnerability in ShortPixel's ShortPixel Adaptive Images plugin <= 3.3.1 at WordPress allows an attacker with a low user role like a subscriber or higher to change the plugin settings. CVE record
What to do if you run ShortPixel Adaptive Images
If you run ShortPixel Adaptive Images, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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