Description
The Optimole WordPress plugin before 4.2.15 does not perform a capability check before exposing its stored image-optimization account data in a dashboard widget, allowing any authenticated user, including Subscribers, to read the site's third-party service credentials.
Published: 2026-10-07
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Optimole WordPress plugin before 4.2.15 does not perform a capability check before exposing its stored image-optimization account data in a dashboard widget, allowing any authenticated user, including Subscribers, to read the site's third-party service credentials.
Title Optimole 4.0.0 - 4.2.14 - Subscriber+ Sensitive Data Disclosure via Dashboard Widget
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-07T09:52:50.592Z

Reserved: 2026-09-23T11:20:15.394Z

Link: CVE-2026-96530

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-07T07:17:02.180

Modified: 2026-10-07T14:52:43.420

Link: CVE-2026-96530

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T13:45:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-200

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor