Medium severity · published Sep 27, 2026
CVE-2026-85002
EmbedPress < 4.6.7 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Instagram Carousel Block Attributes
6.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.7 does not escape one of its block attributes before outputting it inside an HTML attribute, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against higher privileged users viewing the post.
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)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EM
EmbedPress ·
before 4.6.7 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85002
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85002
exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad155ea2-c804-4906-956e-e2da8050d0de/
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