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TI-2026-68984 Aliases CVE-2026-96530GHSA-q3p9-mmwf-qgrc

Optimole Subscriber+ Sensitive Data Disclosure via Dashboard Widget

Priority LOW 28CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

The Optimole WordPress plugin before 4.2.15 does not perform a capability check before exposing its stored image-optimization account data in a dashboard widget. Any authenticated user, including Subscribers, can read the site's third-party service credentials. The weakness is classified as CWE-200, Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5 (MEDIUM).

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

The Optimole WordPress plugin before 4.2.15 does not perform a capability check before exposing its stored image-optimization account data in a dashboard widget, allowing any authenticated user, including Subscribers, to read the site's third-party service credentials.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00219 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Optimole (Unknown): 4.2.15

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
UnknownOptimole4.0.0 to before 4.2.154.2.15Patch availableCNA
  • Optimole VendorUnknown Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.2.15 Fixed in 4.2.15 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update Optimole to version 4.2.15 or later. Affected versions run from 4.0.0 before 4.2.15. No exploitation is listed in CISA KEV, and the CISA SSVC data shows no known exploitation.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA Optimole (Unknown) Fixed in 4.2.15

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96530
  2. 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-q3p9-mmwf-qgrc
  3. 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-10-07 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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