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TI-2025-12251 Aliases CVE-2025-13401GHSA-w95g-m3rh-jhrr

Autoptimize <= 3.1.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Autoptimize plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the LCP Image to preload metabox in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied image attributes in the "create_img_preload_tag" function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00315 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
optimizingmattersAutoptimizeup to 3.1.13—No fix listedCNA
  • Autoptimize Vendoroptimizingmatters Affected up to 3.1.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13401
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w95g-m3rh-jhrr

References

Other 2

  • TI-2022-03722 Autoptimize < 3.1.0 - Sensitive Data Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2026-12621 Autoptimize <= 3.1.15.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via REQUEST_URI Path CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2026-02062 Autoptimize <= 3.1.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Lazy-loaded Image Attributes CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2026-01989 Autoptimize <= 3.1.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'ao_post_preload' Meta Value CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2026-65864 Autoptimize <= 3.1.15.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Author Name CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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