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
References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Artus KG
Submitter
Artus KG
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
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)