CVE-2022-2635

Autoptimize < 3.1.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting

The Autoptimize WordPress plugin before 3.1.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Affected

Autoptimize

CVSS v3.1 NVD

4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 50th percentile

Published

2022-09-16

Updated

2024-08-03

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/219767a8-2427-42d5-8734-bd197d9ab46b

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry