Vulnerability · Published Jun 20, 2025 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2025-50023WordPress CodePen Embed Block plugin <= 1.2.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Medium 5.9

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in CodePen Embed Block from Chris Coyier. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Chris Coyier CodePen Embed Block codepen-embed-block allows Stored XSS.This issue affects CodePen Embed Block: from n/a through <= 1.2.0.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Chris Coyier CodePen Embed Block 0 – through 1.2.0

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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