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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-2712

Medium
CWE-863 — Weakness Type
Published: Apr 10, 2026  ·  Modified: Apr 13, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
5.4
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

The WP-Optimize plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of functionality due to missing capability checks in the `receive_heartbeat()` function in `includes/class-wp-optimize-heartbeat.php` in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.0. This is due to the Heartbeat handler directly invoking `Updraft_Smush_Manager_Commands` methods without verifying user capabilities, nonce tokens, or the allowed commands whitelist that the normal AJAX handler (`updraft_smush_ajax`) enforces. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to invoke admin-only Smush operations including reading log files (`get_smush_logs`), deleting all backup images (`clean_all_backup_images`), triggering bulk image processing (`process_bulk_smush`), and modifying Smush options (`update_smush_options`).

🤖 AI Executive Summary

WP-Optimize plugin versions up to 4.5.0 contain missing capability checks in the heartbeat handler, allowing authenticated subscribers to execute admin-only Smush operations. This vulnerability enables unauthorized access to sensitive functions including log file reading, backup deletion, and image processing without proper permission verification.

📄 Description (Arabic)

ثغرة في إضافة WP-Optimize تسمح للمستخدمين المصرح لهم على مستوى المشترك بتنفيذ عمليات إدارية محظورة عبر معالج نبضات القلب. تتضمن العمليات المتاحة قراءة ملفات السجل وحذف جميع الصور الاحتياطية ومعالجة الصور بكميات كبيرة وتعديل خيارات Smush.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

WP-Optimize plugin versions up to 4.5.0 contain missing capability checks in the heartbeat handler, allowing authenticated subscribers to execute admin-only Smush operations. This vulnerability enables unauthorized access to sensitive functions including log file reading, backup deletion, and image processing without proper permission verification.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 26, 2026 14:32
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
government banking telecom
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Update WP-Optimize plugin to version 4.5.1 or later immediately. Review user roles and remove unnecessary Subscriber-level access from WordPress installations. Audit logs for unauthorized Smush operations and restore any deleted backup images from backups. Implement Web Application Firewall rules to monitor heartbeat endpoint activity.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بتحديث إضافة WP-Optimize إلى الإصدار 4.5.1 أو أحدث فوراً. راجع أدوار المستخدمين وأزل الوصول غير الضروري على مستوى المشترك. تدقيق السجلات للعمليات غير المصرح بها وإعادة تحميل الصور المحذوفة من النسخ الاحتياطية. تطبيق قواعد جدار الحماية لمراقبة نشاط نقطة نهاية نبضات القلب.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1.1 5.1.2 5.2.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
AC-2 AC-3 AC-5
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.9.1.1 A.9.2.1 A.9.4.3
📊 CVSS Score
5.4
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityN — None / Network
IntegrityL — Low / Local
AvailabilityL — Low / Local
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score5.4
CWECWE-863
EPSS0.04%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-04-10
Source Feed nvd
Views 4
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
6.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: MEDIUM
🏷️ Tags
CWE-863
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