---
id: CVE-2025-22288
title: >-
  Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One
  WordPress Platform Smush Image Compression and Optimization wp-smushit allows
  Path Traversal.This issue affects Smush Image Compression and Optimization:
  from n/a th…
summary: >-
  Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One
  WordPress Platform Smush Image Compression and Optimization wp-smushit allows
  Path Traversal.This issue affects Smush Image Compression and Optimization:
  from n/a th…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-35
published: '2025-11-06'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T21:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22288'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-smushit/vulnerability/wordpress-smush-image-compression-and-optimization-plugin-3-17-0-directory-traversal-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
    label: audit@patchstack.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00346
epssPercentile: 0.26007
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T21:54:14.928Z'
---

## Overview

Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform Smush Image Compression and Optimization wp-smushit allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Smush Image Compression and Optimization: from n/a through <= 3.17.0.

## Remediation

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