XSS in Optimole

CVE-2026-84829

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-84829: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Optimole

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-84829?
CVE-2026-84829 is a high-severity vulnerability in Optimole, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2026-84829?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.