CVE-2026-85001

EmbedPress 4.4.9 - 4.6.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Elementor Widget showTitle Attribute

Published Sep 30, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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History
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'}

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Weaknesses CWE-79
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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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Sep 30, 2026, 1:37 PM
Reserved
Sep 2, 2026, 6:25 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 30, 2026, 6:17 AM
Modified
Sep 30, 2026, 4:28 PM