CVE-2014-6243
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the EWWW Image Optimizer plugin before 2.0.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the error parameter in the ewww-image-optimizer.php page to wp-admin/options-general.php, which is not properly handled in a pngout error message.
- EPSS
- 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 81% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-79
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- ewww_image_optimizer_plugin_project:ewww_image_optimizer_plugin
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128621/WordPress-EWWW-Image-Optimizer-2.0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533641/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70190
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/changelog
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23234