Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Network-accessible unauthenticated endpoint (AV:N/PR:N); I:L for DB row injection; A:L added for API quota exhaustion and database bloat potential.
Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).
CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan
Lifecycle Timeline
5DescriptionCVE.org
The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.4 does not have proper authorization on a public review-loading action, allowing unauthenticated users to force the site to make repeated billable third-party API requests using the site's own configured API key, and to create an unbounded number of attacker-controlled rows in the database.
AnalysisAI
Missing authorization on the EmbedPress WordPress plugin's review-loading action (versions 4.6.0-4.6.3) permits unauthenticated remote attackers to abuse the site's stored third-party API credentials - triggering repeated billable API calls against the site owner's account - while simultaneously injecting an unbounded number of attacker-controlled rows into the WordPress database. A publicly available PoC exploit was documented by WPScan. …
Unlock full vulnerability intelligence
- Risk assessment & exploitation conditions
- Attack chain visualization
- Remediation with exact patch versions
- Threat intelligence from 22 sources
- Personal watchlist & email alerts
Free forever · No credit card required
Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata
Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | Exploitation requires no authentication, no elevated network position, and no user interaction - the vulnerable action handler is reachable by any unauthenticated HTTP client over the internet. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 5.3 Medium score (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) correctly reflects the low-barrier, unauthenticated network vector, but understates the operational impact: repeated API calls drain the site operator's billing quota and can exhaust service rate limits, while unchecked database row creation risks bloating the WordPress database. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Update EmbedPress to version 4.6.4 or later; this vendor-released patch adds proper authorization controls to the review-loading action per the WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bd708c98-1657-423b-aa2b-14aa18307c03/. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Threat intelligence, references, and detailed analysis are available after sign-in.
More in Embedpress
View allThe EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 3.9.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the p
The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 3.9.2 does not sanitise and escape user input before outputting it back in the pa
Blind Server-Side Request Forgery in the EmbedPress WordPress plugin (all versions before 4.6.1) allows unauthenticated
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in WPDeveloper EmbedPress a
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper EmbedPress.9.8. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerabilit
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper EmbedPress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Se
Unauthenticated sensitive data exposure in the EmbedPress WordPress plugin (versions 4.5.2 and earlier) allows remote at
Unauthenticated reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the EmbedPress WordPress plugin affects all versions up to and i
Information disclosure in the EmbedPress WordPress plugin (versions 4.6.0 through 4.6.3) allows any authenticated contri
Insufficient authorization on the EmbedPress WordPress plugin's Google Reviews REST API endpoint allows any authenticate
The EmbedPress - Embed PDF, YouTube, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia Videos, Audios, Maps & Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elem
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPDeveloper EmbedP
Same weakness CWE-284 – Improper Access Control
View allSame technique Authentication Bypass
View allShare
External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2026-71875
GHSA-5cvh-x6xg-5fhw