Vulnerability · Published Nov 28, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-11203EmbedPress – Embed PDF, 3D Flipbook, Social Feeds, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, YouTube Videos, Audios, Google Maps in Gutenberg Block & Elementor <= 4.1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'provider_name'
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more from wpdevteam. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The EmbedPress – Embed PDF, 3D Flipbook, Social Feeds, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, YouTube Videos, Audios, Google Maps in Gutenberg Block & Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘provider_name parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wpdevteam | EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more | 0 – through 4.1.3 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/167dedfa-36cc-4b01-8ea4-8eda8742953c?source=cve
- https://github.com/WPDevelopers/embedpress/blob/a6aa3339d9dc69ab6f9338ded073e5709173c2d4/vendor/wpdevelopers/embera/src/Embera/ProviderCollection/ProviderCollectionAdapter.php#L173
- https://github.com/WPDevelopers/embedpress/blob/a6aa3339d9dc69ab6f9338ded073e5709173c2d4/EmbedPress/Shortcode.php#L240
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3196371/