CVE-2025-3951 | WP-Optimize < 4.2.0 - Admin+ SQLi

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The WP-Optimize WordPress plugin before 4.2.0 does not properly escape user input when checking image compression statuses, which could allow users with the administrator role to conduct SQL Injection attacks in the context of Multi-Site WordPress configurations.

Published: 2025-06-02 Last update: 2025-06-09 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-3951 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.19%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2025-3951

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-3951

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-29 0.06% 0.19% +0.13%
2 2026-02-16 0.01% 0.06% +0.04%
3 2025-06-02 0.01%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-3951

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.3 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-3951

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-3951

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
updraftplus wp-optimize < 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:updraftplus:wp-optimize:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2025-3951

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