CVE-2026-85002

EmbedPress < 4.6.7 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Instagram Carousel Block Attributes

Published Sep 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.7 does not escape one of its block attributes before outputting it inside an HTML attribute, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against higher privileged users viewing the post.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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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'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions embedpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions embedpress
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Weaknesses CWE-79
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.7 does not escape one of its block attributes before outputting it inside an HTML attribute, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against higher privileged users viewing the post.
Title EmbedPress < 4.6.7 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Instagram Carousel Block Attributes
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Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Sep 28, 2026, 12:48 AM
Reserved
Sep 2, 2026, 6:25 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 27, 2026, 6:17 AM
Modified
Sep 28, 2026, 4:38 PM