EWWW Image Optimizer <= 2.8.4 - Remote Code Execution

9.6
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2016-20010
CVSS 9.6 (Critical)
Publicly Published June 8, 2016
Last Updated December 14, 2022
Researcher Sean Murphy

Description

EWWW Image Optimizer before 2.8.5 allows remote command execution because it relies on a protection mechanism involving boolval, which is unavailable before PHP 5.5. Version 2.8.4 provides a partial fix.

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Vulnerability Details for EWWW Image Optimizer

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug ewww-image-optimizer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.8.5, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.8.4
Patched Version
  • 2.8.5

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