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EmbedPress EUVDEUVD-2026-89633

| CVE-2026-85001 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-09-30 contact@wpscan.com GHSA-4967-wgq5-m2vr
6.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: wpscan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain Contributor account
  2. Delivery
    Inject script into EmbedPress Elementor widget setting
  3. Exploit
    Payload stored in HTML attribute
  4. Execution
    Victim views affected content
  5. Persist
    Script executes in victim browser
  6. Impact
    Session/action abuse in victim context

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Requires an authenticated user with Contributor role or above on a WordPress site running EmbedPress before 4.6.7 with the Elementor page builder active (the vulnerable setting is an EmbedPress Elementor widget option). The attacker must save a payload into the specific unsanitized widget setting, and exploitation only triggers when another user views the affected content (UI:R). Limiting factors: privileged account needed (not unauthenticated), Elementor must be in use, and a victim must view the injected content - no known active exploitation and no POC available.

Impact

This is a stored/reflected XSS (CWE-79) in the EmbedPress plugin's Elementor widget settings, requiring an attacker with Contributor role or above. Real-world risk is moderate-to-low despite the 6.8 'Medium' score. SSVC from CISA is decisive here: Exploitation=none (no known exploitation), Automatable=no (requires an authenticated privileged user and victim interaction), which together argue against urgent prioritization. There is no EPSS score, no KEV listing, and no public POC identified. IMPORTANT CONFLICT: the input CVSS vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) is inconsistent with the described vulnerability. A Contributor role maps to PR:L, not PR:H, and a typical XSS that runs script in a viewer's browser produces a scope change (S:C) with limited C/I/A (C:L/I:L/A:N), not the full-system total impact (S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) shown. The SSVC 'Technical Impact: total' rating appears to have driven the inflated C:H/I:H/A:H, but for reflected/stored XSS in a widget attribute the realistic impact is limited script execution in the context of whoever views the content. My independent recomputation yields ~5.4. Net: a legitimate defect worth patching, but not a widespread-exploitation priority.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds a Contributor (or higher) account on a WordPress site running EmbedPress edits an Elementor widget and injects a malicious payload into the vulnerable, unsanitized widget setting. When an editor, administrator, or site visitor subsequently views the page containing that widget, the injected script executes in their browser session, potentially enabling session/cookie theft or actions in the victim's authenticated context. No public POC has been identified, and exploitation requires both a privileged authenticated account and a victim viewing the content.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 30, 2026

Stored XSS in EmbedPress before 4.6.7 lets authenticated users with Contributor role or above inject JavaScript through an Elementor widget setting that is not sanitized or escaped before being output into an HTML attribute. Exploitation requires the Elementor page builder to be active and a victim to view the affected content, and no public exploit or active exploitation is known at time of analysis. The independent assessment rates this as CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, reflecting Contributor-level authentication, user interaction, and limited confidentiality and integrity impact.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: EmbedPress 4.6.7. Update the EmbedPress WordPress plugin to 4.6.7 or later as the primary fix, and verify the update through the WordPress plugin manager or the vendor's release channel; the WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/889be882-342b-4331-89c5-9eebe90d3704/ provides the vulnerability record. If immediate patching is not possible, reduce the attack surface by restricting Contributor-level and higher accounts to trusted users, reviewing and removing any untrusted draft or pending content created through EmbedPress Elementor widgets, and temporarily disabling the EmbedPress Elementor widget or the plugin's Elementor integration if the site does not require it; these workarounds carry trade-offs such as loss of embedding functionality or reduced editorial workflow. No public exploit code or active exploitation is currently known, so prioritizing the vendor patch remains the most direct remediation path.

Affected VersionsENISA

EmbedPress 4.4.9 <4.6.7

Affected Packages

euvd embedpress fix: 4.6.7

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

EmbedPress is a WordPress plugin that provides embedding and content-enhancement features, including Elementor widgets. The vulnerability is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation, or cross-site scripting) in one of the plugin's Elementor widget settings: the value is stored and later inserted into an HTML attribute without the required output encoding, so an attacker with Contributor or higher privileges can persist script that executes when the page is rendered. Because the vulnerable value is placed in an attribute context, correct contextual escaping is required to prevent breaking out of the attribute and injecting markup or script. The affected component is the EmbedPress plugin in WordPress, and exploitation additionally depends on the Elementor page builder being installed and active. The authoritative assessment records Exploitation:none and Automatable:no, and the available data does not indicate active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code.

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Severity by source

Vendor (wpscan) PRIMARY 6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

Contributor role is PR:L not PR:H; stored XSS crosses into a viewer's context (S:C) with limited script-level impact (C:L/I:L), triggered when content is viewed (UI:R).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (wpscan).

CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Sep 30, 2026 - 07:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 30, 2026 - 06:17 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Sep 30, 2026 - 06:17 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.8

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 87% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular WordPress embedding plugin with Elementor integration, widely installed
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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