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CVE-2014-6243

MEDIUM 4.3 CVSS 2.0
Published
October 10, 2014
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the EWWW Image Optimizer plugin before 2.0.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the error parameter in the ewww-image-optimizer.php page to wp-admin/options-general.php, which is not properly handled in a pngout error message.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • ewww_image_optimizer_plugin_project ewww_image_optimizer_plugin — Up to and including 2.01
  • ewww_image_optimizer_plugin_project ewww_image_optimizer_plugin — Version 2.0.0

References