# CVE-2023-44982: Perfect Images - Information Disclosure

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Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2023-44982

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 5.3
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Jordy Meow Perfect Images
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)
- **Tags:** wordpress, cms

## Description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Jordy Meow Perfect Images (Manage Image Sizes, Thumbnails, Replace, Retina).This issue affects Perfect Images (Manage Image Sizes, Thumbnails, Replace, Retina): from n/a through 6.4.5.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2023-44982](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44982) is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Perfect Images (Manage Image Sizes, Thumbnails, Replace, Retina) plugin by Jordy Meow, affecting versions up to 6.4.5. This flaw allows unauthorized actors to access sensitive information, potentially exposing confidential data to attackers without authentication.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 15th of April 2026.

CrowdSec network observations suggest that most exploitation of CVE-2023-44982 involves focused reconnaissance to identify viable targets. Attackers typically tailor their campaigns based on system exposure and configuration. It is unlikely that a given attack is accidental.
Data from the CrowdSec community also indicates a gradual decrease in attacks targeting CVE-2023-44982. While still present in the wild, exploitation levels have dropped noticeably week-over-week. This may signal that the vulnerability is becoming less relevant or that defenses are improving fast enough for attackers to lose interest.

Attackers exploit this vulnerability by directly requesting log files such as `/wp-content/plugins/wp-retina-2x/classes/wp-retina-2x.log`, `/wp-content/uploads/wp-retina-2x.log`, or `/wp-content/uploads/wp-retina-2x-logs.txt` to access sensitive information exposed by the WP Retina 2x plugin.

## Timeline

- 2023-12-19: CVE Published. CVE-2023-44982 is published to NVD.
- 2026-04-15: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2023-44982 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2026-04-20: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2023-44982 for the first time.

## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-retina-2x/wordpress-wp-retina-2x-plugin-6-4-5-sensitive-data-exposure-via-log-file-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-44982.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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