CVE-2016-20010

Description

EWWW Image Optimizer before 2.8.5 allows remote command execution because it relies on a protection mechanism involving boolval, which is unavailable before PHP 5.5.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.83% Top 10%

Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/06/vulnerability-ewww-image-optimizer/	third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ewww-image-optimizer/trunk/changelog.txt	third party advisory release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-20010?: CVE-2016-20010 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-20010?: To fix CVE-2016-20010, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-20010 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2016-20010 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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