Medium severity · published Jan 3, 2024
CVE-2023-6986
EmbedPress – Embed PDF, YouTube, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia Videos, Audios, Maps & Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor <= 3.9.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
5.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The EmbedPress – Embed PDF, YouTube, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia Videos, Audios, Maps & Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's embed_oembed_html shortcode in all versions up to 3.9.5 (exclusive) due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EP
EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more · wpdevteam
before 3.9.5 · source: vendor
EM
Embedpress · Wpdeveloper
before 3.9.6 · source: NVD
Affected product
EP
EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more
wpdevteam
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6986
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6986
Product
https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/embedpress/trunk/EmbedPress/Shortcode.php
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3014595%40embedpress&new=3014595%40embedpress&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file11
Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ceae0115-268c-401b-876b-3477d10c10e6?source=cve
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