CVE-2016-20010 json
EWWW Image Optimizer before 2.8.5 allows remote command execution because it relies on a protection mechanism involving boolval, which is u…
published 2021-05-05 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-3098
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.7%
- EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- ewww image_optimizer 2.8.5
Exploit prediction
3.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
-
wordfence.com
/blog/2016/06/vulnerability-ewww-image-optimizer/
third-party-advisory
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/ewww-image-optimizer/trunk/changelog.txt
release-notes, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-20010
- NVD CVE-2016-20010
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