CVE-2014-6243
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the EWWW Image Optimizer plugin before 2.0.2 for...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-6243- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-6243- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-6129 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2014-6129- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vf63-rh76-xv4g No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the EWWW Image Optimizer plugin before 2.0.2 for...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vf63-rh76-xv4g- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-6243 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Ewww Image Optimizer Plugin Project Image Optimizer Plugin, published October 10, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.06%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/70190
wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/changelog
packetstormsecurity.com/files/128621/WordPress-EWWW-Image-Optimizer-2.0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23234
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6243
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vf63-rh76-xv4g