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CVE-2021-24332

MEDIUM 4.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
May 24, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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

Affected WordPress components

  • Autoptimize Plugin · autoptimize
    Confirmed match Active
    From 2.8.4 (including) to 2.8.4 (excluding); Before 2.8.4
    View on WordPress.org

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

  • Unknown Autoptimize — From 2.8.4 (including) to 2.8.4 (excluding)
  • autoptimize autoptimize — Before 2.8.4

References

  • m0ze.ru https://m0ze.ru/vulnerability/%5B2021-04-01%5D-%5BWordPress%5D-%5BCWE-79%5D-Autoptimize-WordPress-Plugin-v2.8.3.txt
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6678e064-ce21-4bb2-8c50-061073fb22fb Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record