Vulnerability in Embedpress

CVE-2026-84936

The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.4 does not have proper authorization on a public review-loading action, allowing unauthenticated users to force the site to make repeated billable third-party API requests using the site's own configured API key, and to create an unbounded number of attacker-controlled rows in the database.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.7% 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-2026-84936: 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-2026-84936?
CVE-2026-84936 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Embedpress, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-84936?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.