Auth bypass in Embedpress

CVE-2026-84927

The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.4 does not perform a sufficient authorization check on one of its Google Reviews REST API routes, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to modify a site-wide store, deleting entries an administrator configured and injecting their own, which are rendered publicly across the site.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.4% 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-2026-84927: held from 0.002 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001

Affected products

  • Embedpress

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-84927?
CVE-2026-84927 is a low-severity vulnerability in Embedpress, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2026-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-84927?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.