Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Apr 11, 2026· Updated Apr 24, 2026
CVE-2026-5226
CVE-2026-5226
Description
The Optimole – Optimize Images in Real Time plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL paths in versions up to, and including, 4.2.3 This is due to insufficient output escaping on user-supplied URL paths in the get_current_url() function, which are inserted into JavaScript code via str_replace() without proper JavaScript context escaping in the replace_content() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
9- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optimole-wp/tags/4.2.1/inc/admin.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optimole-wp/tags/4.2.1/inc/manager.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optimole-wp/tags/4.2.1/inc/manager.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optimole-wp/trunk/inc/admin.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optimole-wp/trunk/inc/manager.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optimole-wp/trunk/inc/manager.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3498040/optimole-wp/trunk/inc/manager.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/112cea93-fa4b-4692-8c8b-e74255f61939nvd
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 6, 2026 to April 12, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Apr 16, 2026