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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-2113 · published 30 May 2023

CVE-2023-2113: Autoptimize vulnerability

Autoptimize · Autoptimize

The Autoptimize WordPress plugin before 3.1.7 does not sanitise and escape the settings imported from a previous export, allowing high privileged users (such as an administrator) to inject arbitrary javascript into the admin panel, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disabled, such as in a multisite setup.

4.8 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.47% · top 61.8%
4.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.47%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Autoptimize WordPress plugin before 3.1.7 does not sanitise and escape the settings imported from a previous export, allowing high privileged users (such as an administrator) to inject arbitrary javascript into the admin panel, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disabled, such as in a multisite setup.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ddb4c95d-bbee-4095-aed6-25f6b8e63011 Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ddb4c95d-bbee-4095-aed6-25f6b8e63011 Exploit

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

9.8CVE-2021-24376Autoptimize unrestricted file upload vulnerabilityThe Autoptimize WordPress plugin before 2.7.8 attempts to delete malicious files (such as .php) form the uploaded archive via the "Import Settings" f…EPSS 3.7%8.1CVE-2021-24377Autoptimize race condition vulnerabilityThe Autoptimize WordPress plugin before 2.7.8 attempts to remove potential malicious files from the extracted archive uploaded via the 'Import Settin…EPSS 1.2%7.2CVE-2020-24948Autoptimize unrestricted file upload vulnerabilityThe ao_ccss_import AJAX call in Autoptimize Wordpress Plugin 2.7.6 does not ensure that the file provided is a legitimate Zip file, allowing high pri…EPSS 13%4.8CVE-2022-2635Autoptimize cross-site scripting vulnerabilityThe Autoptimize WordPress plugin before 3.1.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin…EPSS 0.63%4.8CVE-2021-24378Autoptimize cross-site scripting vulnerabilityThe Autoptimize WordPress plugin before 2.7.8 does not check for malicious files such as .html in the archive uploaded via the 'Import Settings' feat…EPSS 0.62%4.8CVE-2021-24332Autoptimize cross-site scripting vulnerabilityThe Autoptimize WordPress plugin before 2.8.4 was missing proper escaping and sanitisation in some of its settings, allowing high privilege users to …EPSS 0.63%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-2113), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.