WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
W3 Total Cache < 2.10.6 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via LazyLoad Background Mutator
Description
The plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content via LazyLoad Background Mutator due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires the "Lazy Load Images" feature with "Process background images" to be enabled, and the malicious comment to be approved by a moderator before execution is triggered.
Affects Plugins
References
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
theviper17y
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-09-04 (about 1 month ago)
Added
2026-09-04 (about 1 month ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-04 (about 1 month ago)