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)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-14290: held from 0.003 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001

Affected products

  • Embed Google Photos Album — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.
Is CVE-2026-14290 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.