XSS in Wpdeveloper Embedpress
CVE-2023-6986
The EmbedPress – Embed PDF, YouTube, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia Videos, Audios, Maps & Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's embed_oembed_html shortcode in all versions up to 3.9.5 (exclusive) due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ceae0115-268c-401b-876b-3477d… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.svn.wordpress.org/embedpress/trunk/EmbedPress/Shortcode.php (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6986?
- CVE-2023-6986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpdeveloper Embedpress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-01-03.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6986?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6986 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.