CVE-2026-120739 PUBLISHED

Optimole <= 4.2.18 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Page Profiler srcset Descriptor

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 02.11.2026 Published: 07.11.2026 Updated: 07.11.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 7.2

Product Status

Vendor optimole
Product Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 4.2.18 (incl.)

Credits

  • Mohamed Amgad Khater (mamgad) finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation CWE