CVE-2022-0969 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2022-0969

Image optimization & Lazy Load < 3.3.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Vulnerability Description

The Image optimization & Lazy Load by Optimole WordPress plugin before 3.3.2 does not sanitise and escape its "Lazyload background images for selectors" settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Mika

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Image optimization & Lazy Load by Optimole
Vulnerable Versions:
3.3.2

Timeline

Official Publish: April 11th, 2022
Last Modified: August 2nd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1189 Drive-by Compromise
Initial Access
T1059.007 JavaScript
Execution
T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie
Collection
T1213 Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1567 Exfiltration Over Web Service
Exfiltration
T1491.001 Defacement
Impact