CVE-2026-97328: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WebP Express
Description
The WebP Express WordPress plugin before 0.25.16 does not escape values that its bundled HTML parser re-emits into element attributes when a non-default image delivery mode is enabled, allowing unauthenticated users to submit content that is stored and later executed as Cross-Site Scripting in the browser of any user viewing an affected page, including administrators.
Affected software
WebP Express
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-24T11:50:32.481Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad9aa294d27ba8daa32e939
Added to database: 10/22/2026, 06:16:09 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 06:16:09 UTC
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