XSS in Siteground Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin

CVE-2026-15421

The Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Image Tag Attributes in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This is only exploitable when the site administrator has enabled the Lazy Load Media option in the plugin settings.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-15421?
CVE-2026-15421 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siteground Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2026-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-15421?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.