CVE-2025-2110: The WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access, modification, and loss of data due to missing capability checks on its on its AJAX

high Affects wp-compress-image-optimizer (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2025-03-26; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access, modification, and loss of data due to missing capability checks on its on its AJAX

Package: wp-compress-image-optimizer (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <6.30.16
Fixed in: 6.30.16
Severity: high CVSS 8.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (39.9th percentile)
Published: 2025-03-26
Source: nvd

References

CWE-862

NVD record wp-compress-image-optimizer (WordPress plugin) advisories

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