CVE-2026-120845
WordPress Smush Image Compression and Optimization plugin <= 4.3.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPMU DEV Smush Image Compression and Optimization wp-smushit allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Smush Image Compression and Optimization: from n/a through 4.3.5.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Smush Image Compression and Optimization plugin <= 4.3.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPMU DEV Smush Image Compression and Optimization wp-smushit allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Smush Image Compression and Optimization: from n/a through 4.3.5.
- Record
CVE-2026-120845- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
EUVDEUVD-2026-118529
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPMU DEV Smush Image Compression and Optimization wp-smushit allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Smush Image Compression and Optimization: from n/a through 4.3.5.
- Record
EUVD-2026-118529- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-07
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f738-cw88-chq3
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPMU DEV Smush Image Compression and Optimization wp-smushit allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Smush Image Compression and Optimization: from n/a through 4.3.5.
- Record
GHSA-f738-cw88-chq3- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
NVD
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPMU DEV Smush Image Compression and Optimization wp-smushit allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Smush Image Compression and Optimization: from n/a through 4.3.5.
- Record
CVE-2026-120845- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| published | EUVD, NVD | |
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories | |
| cwes, products, references, severity, title | CVE List | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-120845 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Wpmu Dev Smush Image Compression And Optimization, published November 6, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.