CVE-2026-96572 WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon - Stored XSS

WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon plugin for WordPress <= 3.4.18 contains a stored cross-site scripting caused by insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the comment author name, letting unauthenticated attackers inject scripts executed when users access the injected page, exploit requires comment author name to pass WordPress comment moderation.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.24% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Stored XSS
Impact
Stored XSS
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published
10 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-79

Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 3.4.18 or the latest available version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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