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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Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T13:37:23.863Z

Reserved: 2026-09-02T18:25:55.808Z

Link: CVE-2026-85001

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-30T06:17:05.957

Modified: 2026-09-30T06:17:05.957

Link: CVE-2026-85001

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Updated: 2026-09-30T12:45:07Z

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