CVE-2023-40209

MEDIUM 4.3CVE-2023-40209 · Published 12/06/2024 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-40209 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability affecting highcompress image compressor (himalayasaxena).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.32%, higher than 24.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
highcompress image compressor himalayasaxena	`≤ 6.0.0`	No fix yet

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Himalaya Saxena Highcompress Image Compressor.This issue affects Highcompress Image Compressor: from n/a through 6.0.0.

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/high-compress/wordpress-highcompress-image-compressor-plugin-4-0-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability · Third Party Advisory

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