The Smush WordPress plugin before 4.3.6 does not verify that a user is authorised to act on the targeted media attachment, only checking a broad upload-files capability, which allows users with the Author role and above to optimise and restore attachments owned by other users, altering their files on disk and consuming the stored backup.
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Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The Smush WordPress plugin before 4.3.6 does not verify that a user is authorised to act on the targeted media attachment, only checking a broad upload-files capability, which allows users with the Author role and above to optimise and restore attachments owned by other users, altering their files on disk and consuming the stored backup. | |
| Title | Smush < 4.3.6 - Author+ Optimization and Restoration of Others' Attachments via IDOR | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-11T06:00:08.494Z
Reserved: 2026-10-27T19:56:49.961Z
Link: CVE-2026-118241
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-11T06:17:14.900
Modified: 2026-11-11T06:17:14.900
Link: CVE-2026-118241
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