CVE-2026-7796
EmbedPress <= 4.5.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Block 'url' Attribute
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed PDF viewer, YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds & more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the block 'url' attribute in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | wpdevteam |
| Product | embedpress – pdf embedder, embed pdf viewer, youtube videos, 3d flipbook, social feeds & more |
| Published | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Jun 6, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
wpdevteam / EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed PDF viewer, YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds & more
0 ≤ 4.5.3
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a0b5b6bc-5f4f-4cf8-987e-b20e8354d863?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/trunk/EmbedPress/Gutenberg/EmbedPressBlockRenderer.php#L1181 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/4.5.1/EmbedPress/Gutenberg/EmbedPressBlockRenderer.php#L1181 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/trunk/EmbedPress/Gutenberg/EmbedPressBlockRenderer.php#L133 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/4.5.1/EmbedPress/Gutenberg/EmbedPressBlockRenderer.php#L133 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/trunk/EmbedPress/Includes/Classes/Helper.php#L1659 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/4.5.1/EmbedPress/Includes/Classes/Helper.php#L1659 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/4.4.11/EmbedPress/Gutenberg/EmbedPressBlockRenderer.php#L1181 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/4.4.11/EmbedPress/Gutenberg/EmbedPressBlockRenderer.php#L133 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/4.4.11/EmbedPress/Includes/Classes/Helper.php#L1659 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3546981%40embedpress&new=3546981%40embedpress&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Credits
Jangwoo Choi