vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: autoptimize: CVE-2021-24332: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | May 7, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 7, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Autoptimize WordPress plugin before 2.8.4 was missing proper escaping and sanitisation in some of its settings, allowing high privilege users to set XSS payloads in them, leading to stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.
Solution
autoptimize-plugin-cve-2021-24332
References
Rapid7 Labs
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