CVE-2026-120677 Optimole <= 4.2.18 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content
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, 4.2.18 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. Exploitation requires the comment to be approved by an administrator and for the affected post to contain at least one iframe or video element (e.g., a core Video block), which is sufficient under default plugin settings where video lazy loading is enabled.
CVSS 3.1 detail
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitable remotely over the network, without an account and without any user action; the impact on data or service is limited.
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- Interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization 4.2 | earliest → 4.2.18 | No fix stated |