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.

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Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Optimizingmatters
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Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description 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.
Title Autoptimize <= 3.1.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-03T14:47:57.880Z

Reserved: 2025-11-19T10:38:07.284Z

Link: CVE-2025-13401

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-03T14:47:54.721Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-03T14:15:48.477

Modified: 2025-12-04T17:15:08.283

Link: CVE-2025-13401

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-12-04T16:44:27Z

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