Plugins · shortpixel-adaptive-images · data as of 2026-11-04
Is ShortPixel Adaptive Images safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 3.11.6
- Last updated
- 2026-08-20
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Known issues on record
- 11
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 5.6.40+
Start serving properly sized, smart cropped & optimized images, plus CSS, JS and fonts from our CDN with a click; Automatic AVIF & WebP support. — by ShortPixel
What to do
- Update to the latest version (3.11.6). Anything older than 3.11.6 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get shortpixel-adaptive-images --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update shortpixel-adaptive-images updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
11 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 4.3 CVE-2026-15345 · published 2026-08-16
Missing authorization check in ShortPixel Adaptive Images (3.11.5 and older)
- Affected
- 3.11.5 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.11.6 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
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.
NVD CVE-2026-15345Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 6.5 CVE-2026-57342 · published 2026-07-02
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in ShortPixel Adaptive Images (3.11.3 and older)
- Affected
- 3.11.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.11.4
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in ShortPixel Adaptive Images <= 3.11.3 versions.
medium 5.8 CVE-2026-56066 · published 2026-06-26
Arbitrary file deletion in ShortPixel Adaptive Images (3.11.4 and older)
- Affected
- 3.11.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.11.5
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in ShortPixel Adaptive Images <= 3.11.4 versions.
medium 4.4 CVE-2025-6626 · published 2025-08-02
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in ShortPixel Adaptive Images (3.10.4 and older)
- Affected
- 3.10.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.10.5 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the API URL Setting in all versions up to, and including, 3.10.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
NVD CVE-2025-6626Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 5.4 CVE-2025-30853 · published 2025-04-01
Missing authorization check in ShortPixel Adaptive Images (3.10.0 and older)
- Affected
- 3.10.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.10.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in ShortPixel ShortPixel Adaptive Images shortpixel-adaptive-images allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects ShortPixel Adaptive Images: from n/a through <= 3.10.0.
medium 4.3 CVE-2024-4689 · published 2024-05-14
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in ShortPixel Adaptive Images (3.8.3 and older)
- Affected
- 3.8.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.8.4
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ShortPixel ShortPixel Adaptive Images shortpixel-adaptive-images.This issue affects ShortPixel Adaptive Images: from n/a through <= 3.8.3.
medium 4.4 CVE-2024-35172 · published 2024-05-14
Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in ShortPixel Adaptive Images (3.8.3 and older)
- Affected
- 3.8.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.8.4
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in ShortPixel ShortPixel Adaptive Images shortpixel-adaptive-images.This issue affects ShortPixel Adaptive Images: from n/a through <= 3.8.3.
medium 5.3 CVE-2024-31230 · published 2024-04-10
Missing authorization check in ShortPixel Adaptive Images (3.8.2 and older)
- Affected
- 3.8.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.8.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in ShortPixel ShortPixel Adaptive Images shortpixel-adaptive-images.This issue affects ShortPixel Adaptive Images: from n/a through <= 3.8.2.
high 8.8 CVE-2023-32512 · published 2023-11-09
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in ShortPixel Adaptive Images (3.7.1 and older)
- Affected
- 3.7.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.7.2
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ShortPixel ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization plugin <= 3.7.1 versions.
medium 6.1 CVE-2023-0334 · published 2023-02-27
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in ShortPixel Adaptive Images (older than 3.6.3)
- Affected
- older than 3.6.3
- Fixed in
- 3.6.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The ShortPixel Adaptive Images WordPress plugin before 3.6.3 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against any high privilege users such as admin
medium 4.3 CVE-2022-29417 · published 2022-04-25
Missing authorization check in ShortPixel Adaptive Images (3.3.1 and older)
- Affected
- 3.3.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.4.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Plugin Settings Update vulnerability in ShortPixel's ShortPixel Adaptive Images plugin <= 3.3.1 at WordPress allows an attacker with a low user role like a subscriber or higher to change the plugin settings.
Recent activity
- 2026-08-20 — latest release on wordpress.org (3.11.6).
- 2026-08-16 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-15345), fixed in 3.11.6.
- 2026-07-02 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-57342), fixed in 3.11.4.
- 2026-06-26 — Arbitrary file deletion disclosed (CVE-2026-56066), fixed in 3.11.5.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by ShortPixel (3 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (4) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (2) · Arbitrary file deletion (1) · Server-side request forgery (SSRF) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/shortpixel-adaptive-images (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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