Kraken.io Image OptimizerWordPress extension · Kraken
CVE-2022-38454
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Kraken.io Image Optimizer plugin <= 2.6.5 at WordPress.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Kraken.io Image Optimizer WordPress plugin (versions 2.6.5 and below) allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended plugin actions, such as modifying optimization settings or triggering image processing operations, by forging malicious requests.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Kraken.io Image OptimizerWordPress extension
<= 2.6.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed plugin versionNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, find Kraken.io Image Optimizer, and record the version number shownAffected if The version listed is 2.6.5 or lower
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Locate plugin source filesAccess the server file system and locate the plugin directory at wp-content/plugins/kraken-image-optimizer/ (or similar naming convention)Affected if The plugin directory exists and contains the vulnerable version
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Inspect form and AJAX handlers for nonce validationExamine PHP files in the plugin directory for admin action handlers and AJAX endpoints that modify settings or trigger optimization; search for presence of wp_verify_nonce, check_ajax_referer, or check_admin_referer function calls before processing state-changing requestsAffected if Any administrative action handlers are missing proper WordPress nonce verification logic
The environment is affected if the Kraken.io Image Optimizer plugin version is 2.6.5 or lower and any state-changing operations lack anti-CSRF token validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedImplement WordPress nonces (anti-CSRF tokens) on all state-changing form submissions and AJAX endpoints within the plugin, and verify these nonces server-side before processing any requests.
Kraken.io Image Optimizer version 2.6.6 or latest available version
- Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find 'Kraken.io Image Optimizer' in the plugin list
- Click 'Update now' if an update is available, or click 'Check for updates' and then update
- Verify the update completed successfully by checking the plugin version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Kraken.io Image Optimizer
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-38454 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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