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CVE-2026-85001

The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.7 does not sanitise and escape one of its Elementor…

Risk score
44/100
CVSS
6.8 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.2%
Published
30 Sep 2026

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What to know

What it is
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.
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Upgrade the product to 4.6.7 or later.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 6.8 medium

References

Original 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.

Last activity 30 Sep 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.