Description
The Squeeze WordPress plugin before 1.8.1 does not perform a capability check on one of its AJAX actions, allowing authenticated users with a role as low as Subscriber to revert any attachment to its backup copy and to permanently delete that backup and the plugin's generated WebP derivatives, regardless of ownership.
References1
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.4
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 14 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-862
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