---
id: CVE-2026-16032
title: >-
  The LWS Optimize  WordPress plugin before 4.1.2 does not properly escape a
  value submitted through an unauthenticated analytics endpoint before storing
  it and rendering it in an administrative dashboard, allowing unauthenticated
  attacker…
summary: >-
  The LWS Optimize  WordPress plugin before 4.1.2 does not properly escape a
  value submitted through an unauthenticated analytics endpoint before storing
  it and rendering it in an administrative dashboard, allowing unauthenticated
  attacker…
severity: none
published: '2026-08-09'
updated: '2026-08-09'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16032'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f8520320-527b-4b30-9bac-f6e538154a40/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-08-09T13:33:29.158Z'
epss: 0.00275
epssPercentile: 0.17801
---

## Overview

The LWS Optimize  WordPress plugin before 4.1.2 does not properly escape a value submitted through an unauthenticated analytics endpoint before storing it and rendering it in an administrative dashboard, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when an administrator views the affected dashboard page.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.