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
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History
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| 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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-30T06:00:24.712Z
Reserved: 2026-09-14T17:15:38.777Z
Link: CVE-2026-91072
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-30T06:17:09.413
Modified: 2026-09-30T06:17:09.413
Link: CVE-2026-91072
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