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.
CVE-2021-24332 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.5 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Autoptimize. It affects Versions before 2.8.4 and is fixed in 2.8.4.
CVE-2021-24332 is tracked for the Plugin Autoptimize as medium severity with CVSS 5.5. The affected range is Versions before 2.8.4. Update Autoptimize to 2.8.4 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
autoptimize
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2021-24332 |
| Patched Versions |
2.8.4
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| Affected Versions |
Versions before 2.8.4
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Autoptimize <= 2.7.7 - Arbitrary File Upload (and Remote Code Execution) via Import Settings
Autoptimize <= 2.7.7 - Race Condition leading to Remote Code Execution
Autoptimize <= 2.7.6 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload
Autoptimize <= 3.1.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Lazy-loaded Image Attributes
Autoptimize <= 3.1.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'ao_post_preload' Meta Value
Autoptimize <= 3.1.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Autoptimize <= 3.1.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Critical CSS Settings
Autoptimize <= 3.0.4 - Sensitive Information Disclosure
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