Medium severity · published Mar 26, 2026
CVE-2026-4335
ShortPixel Image Optimizer <= 6.4.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Attachment Title
5.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SI
ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF · shortpixel
through 6.4.3 · source: vendor
Affected product
SI
ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF
shortpixel
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4335
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4335
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-image-optimiser/tags/6.4.3/class/Controller/AjaxController.php#L449
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-image-optimiser/tags/6.4.3/class/view/snippets/media-popup.php#L139
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-image-optimiser/trunk/class/Controller/AjaxController.php#L449
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-image-optimiser/trunk/class/view/snippets/media-popup.php#L139
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3490270%40shortpixel-image-optimiser&new=3490270%40shortpixel-image-optimiser&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a156234f-2644-4d17-aaa5-4f088cf48f73?source=cve
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