Description
The EWWW Image Optimizer WordPress plugin before 8.7.7 does not properly escape image attribute values when it rewrites page output, allowing authenticated users with author-level access and above to inject arbitrary JavaScript that is stored in published content and executes in the browser of any user who later views the affected page.
Published:
2026-09-17
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History
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The EWWW Image Optimizer WordPress plugin before 8.7.7 does not properly escape image attribute values when it rewrites page output, allowing authenticated users with author-level access and above to inject arbitrary JavaScript that is stored in published content and executes in the browser of any user who later views the affected page. | |
| Title | EWWW Image Optimizer < 8.7.7 - Author+ Stored XSS via Image Class Attribute Backreference Expansion | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T06:00:13.250Z
Reserved: 2026-09-14T16:12:49.896Z
Link: CVE-2026-91011
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T06:16:52.857
Modified: 2026-09-17T06:16:52.857
Link: CVE-2026-91011
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