What is CVE-2026-14290?

CVE-2026-14290 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Embed Google Photos Album, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-14290?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

XSS in Embed Google Photos Album

CVE-2026-14290

The Embed Google Photos album WordPress plugin through 2.2.1 does not escape a shortcode attribute value before outputting it inside an HTML attribute, allowing users with the Contributor role or above to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the browser of any user, including administrators, who views the affected post.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Unknown Embed Google Photos Album — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14290?: CVE-2026-14290 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Embed Google Photos Album, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-14290?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.