CVE-2026-4335
Description
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.
Affected products
1- Range: <=6.4.3
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
6- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-image-optimiser/tags/6.4.3/class/Controller/AjaxController.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-image-optimiser/tags/6.4.3/class/view/snippets/media-popup.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-image-optimiser/trunk/class/Controller/AjaxController.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-image-optimiser/trunk/class/view/snippets/media-popup.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a156234f-2644-4d17-aaa5-4f088cf48f73nvd
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 23, 2026 to March 29, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Apr 2, 2026