Optimole Plugin up to 4.2.14 on WordPress Dashboard Widget information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Optimole Plugin up to 4.2.14. Affected is an unknown function of the component Dashboard Widget. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-96530. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Optimole Plugin up to 4.2.14. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Dashboard Widget. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-96530 since 09/23/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 4.2.15 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Optimole Plugin 4.2.15

Timelineinfo

09/23/2026 CVE reserved
10/07/2026 +14 days Advisory disclosed
10/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-96530 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-96530
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-414919

Entryinfo

Created: 10/07/2026 08:40
Changes: 10/07/2026 08:40 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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