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Image Optimization by Optimole – Lazy Load, CDN, Convert WebP & AVIF, CVE-2026-96531

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2026-96531

Published on
Sep 26, 2026
Research Description
The Optimole WordPress plugin before 4.2.13 does not escape unrecognized attributes of its video-player block before rendering them onto the block's wrapper element, allowing users with the Author role and above to store an event-handler attribute that executes scripts in the browser of any user, such as an administrator, who views the post.
Affected versions
Min 4.0.0, max 4.2.13.
Status
vulnerable