Medium severity · published Sep 30, 2026
CVE-2026-85001
EmbedPress 4.4.9 - 4.6.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Elementor Widget showTitle Attribute
6.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.7 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EM
EmbedPress ·
4.4.9 before 4.6.7 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85001
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85001
exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/889be882-342b-4331-89c5-9eebe90d3704/
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