Plugins · robin-image-optimizer · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Robin Image Optimizer safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 2.1.0
- Last updated
- 2026-11-03
- Active installs
- 100,000+
- Known issues on record
- 4
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+
Unlimited automatic image optimization for WordPress. Compress images, convert to WebP, and improve site speed without losing image quality. — by Themeisle
What to do
- Update to the latest version (2.1.0). Anything older than 2.0.8 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get robin-image-optimizer --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update robin-image-optimizer updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
4 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 4.3 CVE-2026-89190 · published 2026-09-30
Missing authorization check in Robin Image Optimizer (older than 2.0.8)
- Affected
- older than 2.0.8
- Fixed in
- 2.0.8
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The Robin Image Optimizer WordPress plugin before 2.0.8 does not check the user's capabilities before dispatching one of its bundled admin framework's request handlers, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to render admin-only Robin Image Optimizer WordPress plugin before 2.0.8 pages and disclose the Robin Image Optimizer WordPress plugin before 2.0.8's stored settings.
high 7.5 CVE-2026-89193 · published 2026-09-30
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Robin Image Optimizer (2.0.0 up to (not including) 2.0.8)
- Affected
- 2.0.0 up to (not including) 2.0.8
- Fixed in
- 2.0.8
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The Robin Image Optimizer WordPress plugin before 2.0.8 does not escape values that its bundled HTML parser re-emits into element attributes when a non-default image delivery mode is enabled, allowing unauthenticated users to submit content that is stored and later executed as Cross-Site Scripting in the browser of any user viewing an affected page, including administrators.
medium 6.4 CVE-2026-1319 · published 2026-02-05
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Robin Image Optimizer (2.0.2 and older)
- Affected
- 2.0.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.0.3 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Robin Image Optimizer – Unlimited Image Optimization & WebP Converter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Alternative Text' field of a Media Library image in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
medium 6.5 CVE-2024-43122 · published 2024-11-01
Missing authorization check in Robin Image Optimizer (1.6.9 and older)
- Affected
- 1.6.9 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.7.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Creative Motion Robin image optimizer allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Robin image optimizer: from n/a through 1.6.9.
Recent activity
- 2026-11-03 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.1.0).
- 2026-09-30 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-89190), fixed in 2.0.8.
- 2026-09-30 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-89193), fixed in 2.0.8.
- 2026-02-05 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-1319), fixed in 2.0.3.
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- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by Themeisle (18 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (2) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/robin-image-optimizer (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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