CVE-2025-30853
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in ShortPixel ShortPixel Adaptive Images shortpixel-adaptive-images allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects ShortPixel Adaptive Images: from n/a through <= 3.10.0.
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 · moderate confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in ShortPixel Adaptive Images WordPress plugin (versions up to 3.10.0) allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality, potentially enabling unauthorized actions.
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CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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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Verify ShortPixel Adaptive Images plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and confirm ShortPixel Adaptive Images appears in the installed plugins list, or inspect the plugin directory wp-content/plugins/shortpixel-adaptive-images/ for existenceAffected if Plugin is installed and present in the WordPress environment
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Determine the installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins > ShortPixel Adaptive Images and read the version number from the plugin header, or open the main plugin PHP file and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin commentsAffected if Version is 3.10.0 or lower (any version up to and including 3.10.0 is affected)
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Inspect access control configuration settingsIn WordPress admin, go to Settings > ShortPixel Adaptive Images and review the access control settings, permissions, or security level configurations within the plugin options panelAffected if Access control settings are configured to allow lower-privileged users (such as subscribers, contributors, or unauthenticated users) to access functionality that should require administrator privileges
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Verify authorization checks on sensitive plugin endpointsExamine the plugin source code in wp-content/plugins/shortpixel-adaptive-images/ for AJAX handlers, admin pages, or API endpoints that process images, and confirm each includes current_user_can() or similar permission checks before executing sensitive operationsAffected if Any sensitive functionality lacks proper current_user_can() validation or role capability checks, allowing unauthorized access
Environment is affected if ShortPixel Adaptive Images plugin version 3.10.0 or lower is installed AND access control configurations permit unauthorized users to access sensitive plugin functionality
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.
From vendor dataUpdate to the latest version of ShortPixel Adaptive Images when available and review access control configurations to ensure proper authorization checks are enforced on all sensitive operations.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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