CVE-2016-20010

EWWW Image Optimizer <= 2.8.4 - Remote Code Execution

Severity Score

10.0

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

EWWW Image Optimizer versiones anteriores a 2.8.5, permite una ejecución de comandos remota porque es basada en un mecanismo de protección que involucra boolval, que no está disponible antes de PHP versión 5.5

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. Version 2.8.4 provides a partial fix.

*Credits: Sean Murphy

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-06-08 CVE Published
2021-05-05 CVE Reserved
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-10-25 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ewww-image-optimizer/trunk/changelog.txt	Release Notes
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/06/vulnerability-ewww-image-optimizer	Third Party Advisory

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ewww Search vendor "Ewww"		Image Optimizer Search vendor "Ewww" for product "Image Optimizer"				< 2.8.5 Search vendor "Ewww" for product "Image Optimizer" and version " < 2.8.5"		wordpress		Affected