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CVE

CVE-2023-40600

5.3
CVSSmedium
Exploitable remotely over the internet · no authentication required.
Description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Exactly WWW EWWW Image Optimizer. It works only when debug.log is turned on.This issue affects EWWW Image Optimizer: from n/a through 7.2.0.

Attack Vector
Network
Privileges Req.
None
User Interaction
None
ewww image optimizer
Updated Nov 10, 2026View on NVD →
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EWWW Image Optimizer <= 7.2.0 - Unauthenticated Information Disclosure

The EWWW Image Optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.0 via the debug_log function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive debug data when debug logging is enabled. References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40600 https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ewww-image-optimizer/vulnerability/wordpress-ewww-image-optimizer-plugin-7-2-0-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/ewww-image-optimizer-720-unauthenticated-sensitive-information-exposure-via-debug-log Remediation: Remove debug information and update to the latest version of EWWW Image Optimizer.

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