Vulnerability · Published Sep 30, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-85001EmbedPress 4.4.9 - 4.6.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Elementor Widget showTitle Attribute
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting 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 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | EmbedPress | 4.4.9 – before 4.6.7 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/889be882-342b-4331-89c5-9eebe90d3704/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description