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CVE-2025-3951: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2025-3951 is a SQL injection vulnerability affecting the WP-Optimize WordPress plugin versions before 4.2.0, discovered in May 2025. The vulnerability exists in the image compression status checking functionality where user input is not properly escaped, specifically impacting WordPress installations in multi-site configurations (WPScan Details, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been classified as a SQL Injection (CWE-89) type vulnerability. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.1 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N. The issue specifically occurs when checking image compression statuses in the context of Multi-Site WordPress configurations (WPScan Details, NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows users with administrator privileges to conduct SQL Injection attacks specifically in WordPress multi-site configurations. The attack can potentially lead to unauthorized database queries and data exposure (WPScan Details).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are advised to upgrade to WP-Optimize version 4.2.0 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability (WPScan Details).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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