CVE-2026-84934
The JCH Optimize WordPress plugin before 6.0.1 does not perform a capability check on one of its authenticated AJAX actions and lets the request choose which internal action runs, allowing any authenticated users such as Subscribers to import arbitrary…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The JCH Optimize WordPress plugin before 6.0.1 does not perform a capability check on one of its authenticated AJAX actions and lets the request choose which internal action runs, allowing any authenticated users such as Subscribers to import arbitrary JCH Optimize WordPress plugin before 6.0.1 settings and store a script that executes in the browser of any visitor or administrator viewing the site.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.