CVE-2024-4636
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-79
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Publication date:
15/05/2024
Last modified:
08/04/2026
Description
The Image Optimization by Optimole – Lazy Load, CDN, Convert WebP & AVIF plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘allow_meme_types’ function in versions up to, and including, 3.12.10 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
6.40
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optimole-wp/tags/3.12.10/inc/admin.php#L1828
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3086306/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be88566d-fc84-442d-bb34-834ad9f4465b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optimole-wp/tags/3.12.10/inc/admin.php#L1828
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3086306/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be88566d-fc84-442d-bb34-834ad9f4465b?source=cve



