4.8

CVE-2023-2113: autoptimize Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 4.8v3.1MediumModified
Published 30-05-2023Last modified 10-01-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-2113 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in autoptimize. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 3.1.7.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.8/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.47%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 30-05-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.47% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.47%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Autoptimize1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • autoptimize≤ 3.1.6 (fixed in 3.1.7)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links