Description
The Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'comment' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.17 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The exploit requires the plugin to be in its normal connected state (cdn_key and cdn_secret configured) with the image replacer enabled, which is the default post-setup configuration; the stored payload bypasses all WordPress comment sanitization filters because it contains no HTML metacharacters at storage time — the characters are produced only by Optimole's own decoder at render time.
Published: 2026-11-07
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Optimole
Optimole optimole – Optimize Images | Convert Webp & Avif | Cdn & Lazy Load | Image Optimization
Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions optimole
Vendors & Products Optimole
Optimole optimole – Optimize Images | Convert Webp & Avif | Cdn & Lazy Load | Image Optimization
Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions optimole

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'comment' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.17 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The exploit requires the plugin to be in its normal connected state (cdn_key and cdn_secret configured) with the image replacer enabled, which is the default post-setup configuration; the stored payload bypasses all WordPress comment sanitization filters because it contains no HTML metacharacters at storage time — the characters are produced only by Optimole's own decoder at render time.
Title Optimole <= 4.2.17 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content via Backslash-Escaped Unicode in URL Replacer
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Optimole Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert Webp & Avif | Cdn & Lazy Load | Image Optimization
Wordpress-extensions Optimole
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-07T02:29:11.563Z

Reserved: 2026-10-29T12:50:42.191Z

Link: CVE-2026-119070

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-07T03:17:00.717

Modified: 2026-11-07T03:17:00.860

Link: CVE-2026-119070

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Updated: 2026-11-07T06:15:14Z

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