Vulnerability · Published Sep 27, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-85002EmbedPress < 4.6.7 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Instagram Carousel Block Attributes
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 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.0% 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 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | EmbedPress | 0 – 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/ad155ea2-c804-4906-956e-e2da8050d0de/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description