CVE-2023-2113 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2023-2113

Autoptimize < 3.1.7 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Settings Import

Vulnerability Description

The Autoptimize WordPress plugin before 3.1.7 does not sanitise and escape the settings imported from a previous export, allowing high privileged users (such as an administrator) to inject arbitrary javascript into the admin panel, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disabled, such as in a multisite setup.

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:

  • Juampa Rodríguez
  • WPScan

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Autoptimize
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 30th, 2023
Last Modified: January 10th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.