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CVE-2023-40209: WordPress Highcompress Image Compressor plugin <= 6.0.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-06-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Himalaya Saxena Highcompress Image Compressor.This issue affects Highcompress Image Compressor: from n/a through 6.0.0.

Affected products

• Himalaya Saxena Highcompress Image Compressor: through 6.0.0

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/high-compress/wordpress-highcompress-image-compressor-plugin-4-0-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/high-compress/wordpress-highcompress-image-compressor-plugin-4-0-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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