Medium severity · published Aug 16, 2026
CVE-2026-15345
ShortPixel Adaptive Images <= 3.11.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Third-Party Plugin Option Modification via 'causer' Parameter
4.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SA
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization · shortpixel
through 3.11.5 · source: vendor
Affected product
SA
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization
shortpixel
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15345
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15345
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-adaptive-images/tags/3.11.5/includes/actions/notice.actions.class.php#L16
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-adaptive-images/tags/3.11.5/includes/actions/notice.actions.class.php#L566
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-adaptive-images/tags/3.11.5/includes/actions/notice.actions.class.php#L614
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-adaptive-images/tags/3.11.5/includes/actions/notice.actions.class.php#L87
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-adaptive-images/tags/3.11.5/includes/controllers/notice.class.php#L747
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3625451%40shortpixel-adaptive-images&new=3625451%40shortpixel-adaptive-images
