Description
The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.7 does not sanitise and escape one of its Elementor widget settings before outputting it into an HTML attribute, which could allow users with the Contributor role or above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when the affected content is viewed.
Published: 2026-09-30
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.7 does not sanitise and escape one of its Elementor widget settings before outputting it into an HTML attribute, which could allow users with the Contributor role or above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when the affected content is viewed.
Title EmbedPress 4.4.9 - 4.6.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Elementor Widget showTitle Attribute
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T13:37:23.863Z

Reserved: 2026-09-02T18:25:55.808Z

Link: CVE-2026-85001

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T13:25:25.385Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-30T06:17:05.957

Modified: 2026-09-30T14:17:31.580

Link: CVE-2026-85001

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T12:45:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')