Vulnerability · Published Dec 11, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-5749EmbedPress < 3.9.2 - Reflected XSS
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in EmbedPress from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 3.9.2 does not sanitise and escape user input before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | EmbedPress | 0 – before 3.9.2 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3931daac-3899-4169-8625-4c95fd2adafc exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description