CVE-2025-22288: wordpress wp-smushit Path Traversal: '.../...//'
CVSS: 4.1v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 06-11-2025Last modified 28-04-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-22288 is a medium (CVSS 4.1) Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in wordpress wp-smushit. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.6% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 3.17.1.
CVSS score
4.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 06-11-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 28-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform Smush Image Compression and Optimization wp-smushit allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Smush Image Compression and Optimization: from n/a through <= 3.17.0.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionMedium 4.1Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:NSources3 sources · 2.7–4.1
- NVDNIST4.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- wordfenceSource2.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.35%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
27%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.02 pp
From 0.32% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.35%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-35Path Traversal: '.../...//'The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '.../...//' (doubled triple dot slash) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
Affected systems
Wordpress1 product
- wp-smushit≤ 3.17.0 (fixed in 3.17.1)
Wpmu dev - your all-in-one wordpress platform1 product
2 vendors · 2 products
References
2 links- patchstack.com/database/…VDB Entry