CVE-2026-84773
WordPress EWWW Image Optimizer plugin <= 8.7.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in EWWW Image Optimizer <= 8.7.6 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 7.2
WordPress EWWW Image Optimizer plugin <= 8.7.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in EWWW Image Optimizer <= 8.7.6 versions.
- Record
CVE-2026-84773- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-70576 7.2
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in EWWW Image Optimizer <= 8.7.6 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2026-70576- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w7vh-xxx8-w9pq 7.2
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in EWWW Image Optimizer <= 8.7.6 versions.
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in EWWW Image Optimizer <= 8.7.6 versions.
- Record
GHSA-w7vh-xxx8-w9pq- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD 7.2
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in EWWW Image Optimizer <= 8.7.6 versions.
- Record
CVE-2026-84773- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-84773 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Exactly Www Ewww Image Optimizer, published September 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.