CVE-2023-1119Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Browser script execution via stripped HTML escaping

Published Jul 10, 2023 · Updated Jan 6, 2025

Cross-site scripting in WP-Optimize before 3.2.13 and SrbTransLatin before 2.4.1 allows attackers to run scripts via crafted input. A shared third-party library removes escaping from HTML characters; WP-Optimize reflects the s query parameter, while SrbTransLatin stores Contributor-supplied post content. The first path requires WebP creation and a visitor to open a crafted search URL; the second requires Contributor access and a visitor to view the post.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability1.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in WP-Optimize before 3.2.13 and SrbTransLatin before 2.4.1 allows attackers to run scripts via crafted input. A shared third-party library removes escaping from HTML characters; WP-Optimize reflects the s query parameter, while SrbTransLatin stores Contributor-supplied post content. The first path requires WebP creation and a visitor to open a crafted search URL; the second requires Contributor access and a visitor to view the post.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-1119
Published
Jul 10, 2023
Updated
Jan 6, 2025
Vendor
Oblak Studio
Product
SrbTransLatin
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 6, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.4.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Oblak Studio · SrbTransLatinversion=0 <2.4.1
Internal Link Juicer · WP-Optimizeversion=0 <3.2.13

Published CVSS scores

6.1WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.1NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

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