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CVE-2026-84829

Unknown Optimole — Optimole < 4.2.12 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Srcset Descriptor Parameter
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    8.8   .0050   41.0     —
AFFECTED
  Product   Versions  Fixed
  Optimole  4.2.3 –   —
TIMELINE
  Sep 2   Reserved by WPScan
  Sep 16  Published (CNA: WPScan)
  Sep 17  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-84829 (Unknown Optimole). Public exploit reference added.
CWE-79 · CNA: WPScan · CVSS v3.1 · 1 reference · NVD status: Deferred

Description

The Optimole WordPress plugin before 4.2.12 does not properly escape a user supplied value before using it to build an image tag attribute, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary attributes into pages served to every visitor, which leads to Stored Cross-Site Scripting.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
September 2, 2026ReservedReserved by WPScan
September 16, 2026PublishedPublished (CNA: WPScan)
September 17, 2026EXPLOIT PUBLISHEDEXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-84829 (Unknown Optimole). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
UnknownOptimole—4.2.3—

Weaknesses

CWE-79

References (1)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-84829 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-79

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