Description

WordPress Plugin Seo Optimized Images contains malicous code. Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to create a new administrative user account, thus compromising the affected application, and possibly the webserver or computer. WordPress Plugin Seo Optimized Images version 2.1.2 is affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 2.1.4 or latest

References

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2024/06/3-more-plugins-infected-in-wordpress-org-supply-chain-attack-due-to-compromised-developer-passwords/

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3109373

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2024-6297 CWE-506 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update