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CVE-2025-11519: Image optimization service by Optimole <= 4.1.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Media Offload

• 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: 2025-10-18 · updated 2026-10-09
• Weakness: CWE-639

Description

The Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.0 via the /wp-json/optml/v1/move_image REST API endpoint due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to offload media that doesn't belong to them.

Affected products

• Optimole – Optimize Images in Real Time: through 4.1.0

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3378645%40optimole-wp&new=3378645%40optimole-wp&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://research.cleantalk.org/CVE-2025-11519
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9288ed60-b14b-4188-84d4-efe770093551?source=cve

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