CVE-2025-47479
Published: 04 July 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-47479 is a medium-severity Weak Authentication (CWE-1390) vulnerability in Wpcompress Wp Compress. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 38.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-19979
Vulnerability details
Weak Authentication vulnerability in AresIT WP Compress wp-compress-image-optimizer allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects WP Compress: from n/a through <= 6.30.30.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Helps detect exploitation of weak authentication mechanisms by notifying of previous unauthorized logons.
The IA policy requires strong authentication methods, reducing use of weak authentication.
Enforces dynamic, context-aware authentication that mitigates weak static authentication by increasing requirements based on risk or conditions.
Enforces authentication for users, reducing the viability of weak authentication mechanisms.
Requires authentication mechanisms to meet applicable standards and guidelines, preventing weak authentication.