Vulnerability · Published Sep 26, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-96531Optimole 4.0.0 - 4.2.12 - Author+ Stored XSS via Video Player Block
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Optimole from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/15ad5748-8c2b-4c60-9818-57790f7033c7/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description