WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

EWWW Image Optimizer < 8.7.7 - Author+ Stored XSS via Image Class Attribute Backreference Expansion

Description

The plugin 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.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 8.7.7

References

Classification

Type
XSS
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Artus KG
Submitter
Artus KG
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-09-15 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-09-15 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-15 (about 1 day ago)

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