CVE-2026-66590 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Tagembed <= 7.4 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Tagembed

Tagembed

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 7.4

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Update the WordPress Tagembed Plugin to the latest available version (at least 7.5).

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/tagembed-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-tagembed-plugin-7-4-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Tagembed <= 7.4 versions.
Title		WordPress Tagembed plugin <= 7.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/tagembed-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-tagembed-plugin-7-4-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-08-20T12:06:59.788Z

Updated: 2026-08-20T16:27:29.351Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T14:00:04.572Z

Link: CVE-2026-66590

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-20T16:20:15.346Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-20T12:16:32.930

Modified: 2026-08-20T17:19:24.977

Link: CVE-2026-66590

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-20T21:15:05Z

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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