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CVE-2026-96531

The Optimole WordPress plugin before 4.2.13 does not escape unrecognized attributes of its…

Risk score
44/100
CVSS
6.8 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.2%
Published
26 Sep 2026

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What to know

What it is
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 administra…
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Upgrade the product to 4.2.13 or later.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 6.8 medium

References

Original 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.

Last activity 26 Sep 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.