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CVE-2026-120845VulnerabilityPublished

WPMU DEV Smush · Cross-site Scripting

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-120845· Medium 6.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium : upgrade to 4.3.6 when convenient.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 01:06 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Patchstack)CVSS 3.16.5
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 6 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Smush Image Compression and Optimization to 4.3.6.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Smush Image Compression and Optimizationwp-smushitAffected
  • <4.3.6
Fixed in
  • 4.3.6

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, consider restricting user input or applying web application firewall (WAF) rules to mitigate potential exploitation of stored XSS.

Description

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in WPMU DEV Smush Image Compression and Optimization plugin versions up to 4.3.5. This vulnerability is due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation, which could allow an attacker with low privileges to execute malicious scripts in the context of the affected application. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity level.

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