WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
EmbedPress 4.4.9 - 4.6.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Elementor Widget showTitle Attribute
Description
The plugin does not sanitise and escape one of its Elementor widget settings before outputting it into an HTML attribute, which could allow users with the Contributor role or above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when the affected content is viewed.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 4.6.7 References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Revanth Hari Narayana Matte
Submitter
Revanth Hari Narayana Matte
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-09-28 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-09-28 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-28 (about 1 day ago)
