Vulnerability · CVE-2026-3191
The Minify HTML plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.12.
Published Mar 31, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 25, 2026 · The Minify HTML plugin
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-3191. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of The Minify HTML plugin is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The Minify HTML plugin).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.4
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.18%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- stated named in the record
The Minify HTML plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.12. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'minify_html_menu_options' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- stated named in the record<= 2.1.12
How to fix CVE-2026-3191
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-3191. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of The Minify HTML plugin is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 2.1.12. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). EPSS 0.18%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Technology hubs
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 31, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
The Minify HTML plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.12. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'minify_html_menu_options' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such a
Jul 25, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
The Minify HTML plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.12. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'minify_html_menu_options' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such a
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3191
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-3191
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3191
The Minify HTML plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.12. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'minify_html_menu_options' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.