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.

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Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions embedpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions embedpress

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-27T06:00:19.536Z

Reserved: 2026-09-02T18:25:59.220Z

Link: CVE-2026-85002

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-27T06:17:10.067

Modified: 2026-09-27T06:17:10.067

Link: CVE-2026-85002

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-27T11:42:39Z

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