WordPress WP Database Optimizer plugin <= 1.2.1.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

published 2025-03-28 last yr. modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-8592

cvss: 5.9; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in matthewprice1178 WP Database Optimizer wp-database-optimizer allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Database Optimizer: from n/a through <= 1.2.1.3.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: last yr. (2025-03-28)

Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

matthewprice1178 WP Database Optimizer

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-database-optimizer/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-database-optimizer-1-2-1-3-cross-s
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-31473
NVD CVE-2025-31473

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