# CVE-2026-120739: Optimole \<= 4.2.18 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Page Profiler srcset Descriptor

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-118600, GHSA-CRFC-XM73-W674
- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-11-07 · Updated: 2026-11-07

CVE-2026-120739 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.2 (high) and affects Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization; no fixed version is listed yet.

## Summary

The Optimole image optimization plugin for WordPress lets an attacker remotely, without logging in, store arbitrary scripts in pages through its page profiler srcset descriptor. Those scripts run in the browser of any user who opens an affected page.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- optimole Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization: through 4.2.18

## Description

The Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 's (missing_srcsets[*][*].s)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.18 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The HMAC signature required to pass the REST endpoint's authorization check is published in plaintext to unauthenticated visitors inside the inline optimoleDataOptimizer JavaScript object on any page with an incomplete profile, making the effective authentication barrier nonexistent.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on optimole Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-120739 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-120739

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-120739?

Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization: through 4.2.18.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-120739

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5d60007c-8957-4c46-8c5c-47b7f626f0bb?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optimole-wp/tags/4.2.17/inc/rest.php#L159
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optimole-wp/tags/4.2.17/inc/rest.php#L1020
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optimole-wp/tags/4.2.17/inc/tag_replacer.php#L529
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optimole-wp/tags/4.2.17/inc/tag_replacer.php#L312
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optimole-wp/tags/4.2.17/inc/manager.php#L519
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3784828%40optimole-wp&new=3784828%40optimole-wp

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