CVE-2022-2554: Enable Media Replace < 4.0.0 - Admin+ Path Traversal

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-10-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The Enable Media Replace WordPress plugin before 4.0.0 does not ensure that renamed files are moved to the Upload folder, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to move them outside to the web root directory via a path traversal attack for example

Affected products

shortpixel Enable Media Replace: before 4.0.0 — fixed in 4.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: shortpixel Enable Media Replace 4.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5872f4bf-f423-4ace-b8b6-d4cc4f6ca8d9
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5872f4bf-f423-4ace-b8b6-d4cc4f6ca8d9

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