The ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the API URL Setting in all versions up to, and including, 3.10.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
CVE-2025-6626 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.4 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization. It affects Versions up to 3.10.4 and is fixed in 3.10.5.
CVE-2025-6626 is tracked for the Plugin ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization as medium severity with CVSS 4.4. The affected range is Versions up to 3.10.4. Update ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization to 3.10.5 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
shortpixel-adaptive-images
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2025-6626 |
| Patched Versions |
3.10.5
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.10.4
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
ShortPixel Adaptive Images <= 3.6.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
ShortPixel Adaptive Images <= 3.8.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Server-Side Request Forgery
ShortPixel Adaptive Images <= 3.7.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via shortpixel_ai_handle_page_action
ShortPixel Adaptive Images <= 3.8.2 - Missing Authorization in activate_ai_handler and deactivate_ai_handler
ShortPixel Adaptive Images <= 3.10.0 - Missing Authorization
ShortPixel Adaptive Images <= 3.8.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
ShortPixel Adaptive Images <= 3.3.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Settings Update
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