๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-48093

MEDIUM 6.5

Code Embed - Contributor Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Remote URL Embed

CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The Code Embed WordPress plugin prior to version 2.6.1 is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through the external URL embed feature in post content. The vulnerable code scans rendered content for URL embed tokens, fetches the remote URL, and inserts the remote response body into the page without output sanitization or an `unfiltered_html` capability check. This allows a Contributor attacker to submit a pending post containing an inert-looking URL token that executes attacker-controlled JavaScript when an Administrator or Editor previews or reviews the post. This is distinct from CVE-2026-2512, which affected custom field meta values up to version 2.5.1. This vector affects version 2.6 and uses the documented external URL embed feature in post content. This particular issue is patched in version 2.6.1.

CWE CWE-79
Vendor dartiss
Product code-embed
Published Aug 7, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Affected Versions

dartiss / code-embed
< 2.6.1

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/dartiss/code-embed/security/advisories/GHSA-7c9x-px5v-5hcp github.com: https://github.com/dartiss/code-embed/commit/399752029c62fea82a9bc13fd156713fb4d50ea8 github.com: https://github.com/dartiss/code-embed/releases/tag/2.6.1