JCH Optimize 4.2.1 - 5.0.0 - Admin+ Path Traversal (CVE-2025-15693) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2025-15693

JCH Optimize 4.2.1 - 5.0.0 - Admin+ Path Traversal

Answer in brief

CVE-2025-15693 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in JCH Optimize 4.2.1 - 5.0.0 - Admin+ Path Traversal. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Unknown/JCH Optimize (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 5, 2026Updated Sep 5, 2026Source checked Sep 5, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 5, 2026Material review Sep 5, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

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Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Unknown/JCH Optimize (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Unknown/JCH Optimizegeneric	>=4.2.1 <5.0.1	5.0.1

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Unknown/JCH Optimize.
Review the reported fix. Update Unknown/JCH Optimize to 5.0.1 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 5, 2026
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Source modified
Sep 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 5, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referencewpscan.com

Upstream source description

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.

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