---
id: CVE-2025-15693
title: >-
  The JCH Optimize WordPress plugin before 5.0.1 does not properly restrict a
  directory path provided to one of its administrative image-browsing features
  to within the site, allowing high-privilege users, administrators on
  single-site and…
summary: >-
  The JCH Optimize WordPress plugin before 5.0.1 does not properly restrict a
  directory path provided to one of its administrative image-browsing features
  to within the site, allowing high-privilege users, administrators on
  single-site and…
severity: low
cvss: 2.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
published: '2026-09-05'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T19:09:21.310'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15693'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/73e664a8-9075-4fe6-9af4-b6f5d2ccfe3c/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00271
epssPercentile: 0.19754
ingestedAt: '2026-09-06T02:48:40.911Z'
---

## Overview

The JCH Optimize WordPress plugin before 5.0.1 does not properly restrict a directory path provided to one of its administrative image-browsing features to within the site, allowing high-privilege users, administrators on single-site and sub-site administrators on multisite, to enumerate directories and file names outside the web root.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.