Description
The Speed Optimizer WordPress plugin before 7.8.5 does not sanitise or escape some of its settings before outputting them in the head of front-end pages, which could allow high-privilege users such as admins to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in a multisite setup).
Published: 2026-10-23
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EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Speed Optimizer WordPress plugin before 7.8.5 does not sanitise or escape some of its settings before outputting them in the head of front-end pages, which could allow high-privilege users such as admins to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in a multisite setup).
Title Speed Optimizer < 7.8.5 - Admin+ Stored XSS via DNS Prefetch and Font Preload URL Lists
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T06:00:18.621Z

Reserved: 2026-10-16T17:02:23.955Z

Link: CVE-2026-111737

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-23T06:17:05.790

Modified: 2026-10-23T06:17:05.790

Link: CVE-2026-111737

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-23T07:45:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')