CVE-2014-6243
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the EWWW Image Optimizer plugin before 2.0.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the error parameter in the ewww-image-optimizer.php page to wp-admin/options-general.php, which is not properly handled in a pngout error message.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-79
- EPSS score
- 2.1% (81th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-6129)
- Published
- October 10, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-6129 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ewww image optimizer plugin project / ewww image optimizer plugin
- ewww image optimizer plugin project / ewww image optimizer plugin
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128621/WordPress-EWWW-Image-Optimizer-2.0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html(Exploit)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533641/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70190
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/changelog(Patch)
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23234(Exploit)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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