CVE-2026-7796
Stored XSS in EmbedPress WordPress Plugin
Publication date: 2026-06-06
Last updated on: 2026-06-06
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| embedpress | pdf_embedder | to 4.5.3 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in the EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed PDF viewer, YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds & more plugin for WordPress. It is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that occurs via the block 'url' attribute in all versions up to and including 4.5.3. The issue arises because of insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages.
These injected scripts execute whenever any user accesses the compromised page, potentially leading to malicious actions.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can allow attackers with contributor-level access or above to inject malicious scripts into web pages. When other users visit these pages, the scripts execute in their browsers, which can lead to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious activities.
Because the attack is stored, the malicious code persists on the site and affects all users who view the infected pages, increasing the potential impact.