CVE-2026-4335CWE-79

ShortPixel Image Optimizer <= 6.4.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Attachment Title

Medium · published March 26, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
23.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The ShortPixel Image Optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the attachment post_title in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.3. This is due to insufficient output escaping in the getEditorPopup() function and its corresponding media-popup.php template. Specifically, the attachment's post_title is retrieved from the database via get_post() in AjaxController.php (line 435) and passed directly to the view template (line 449), where it is rendered into an HTML input element's value attribute without esc_attr() escaping (media-popup.php line 139). Since WordPress allows Authors to set arbitrary attachment titles (including double-quote characters) via the REST API, a malicious author can craft an attachment title that breaks out of the HTML attribute and injects arbitrary JavaScript event handlers. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute whenever a higher-privileged user (such as an administrator) opens the ShortPixel AI editor popup (Background Removal or Image Upscale) for the poisoned attachment.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00314 · 23.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2026-03-26T02:25Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 MAR 02:25Z
    ShortPixel Image Optimizer <= 6.4.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Attachment Title
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