CVE-2026-7796
MediumCVSS 6.4Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk14th percentile - higher than 14% of all known CVEs
Summary
The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress up to version 4.5.3 is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the block 'url' attribute. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access can inject arbitrary scripts that execute whenever a user visits the page.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can inject malicious scripts on a page that execute in visitors' browsers, potentially leading to session theft, content modification, or further attacks.
Recommendation
Update the plugin to the latest version that fixes this vulnerability. Restrict content editing privileges to trusted users only.
Other vulnerabilities in EmbedPress
See all- CVE-2026-61961High
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in EmbedPress versions up to and including 4.5.6.
- CVE-2026-10526Medium
The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.1 does not validate user-supplied URLs before making server-side requests through unauthenticated endpoints. This allows unauthenticated attackers to induce the site to send HTTP requests to internal hosts and services that WordPress core URL validation does not cover (a blind Server-Side Request Forgery).
- CVE-2026-48872High
Versions of EmbedPress up to 4.5.2 are vulnerable to unauthorized access to sensitive data.
Original NVD description (English source)
The EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed PDF viewer, YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds & more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the block 'url' attribute in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page