Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Nov 7, 2026 03:28:05 UTC

CVE-2026-120739

The Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 's (missing_srcsets[*][*].s)' 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. The HMAC signature required to pass the REST endpoint's authorization check is published in plaintext to unauthenticated visitors inside the inline optimoleDataOptimizer JavaScript object on any page with an incomplete profile, making the effective authentication barrier nonexistent.

Base score7.2/ 10

SeverityHighCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityHigh

Attack vectorNetworkAV

Attack complexityLowAC

Privileges requiredNonePR

User interactionNoneUI

ScopeChangedS

Confidentiality impactLowC

Integrity impactLowI

Availability impactNoneA

CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Record context

CVE Numbering AuthorityWordfence

Last updatedNov 7, 2026 03:28:05 UTC

PublishedNov 7, 2026 03:28:05 UTC

ReservedNov 2, 2026 20:39:19 UTC

Credits

Mohamed Amgad Khater (mamgad)