WordPress CVEs

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 shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.8 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.

Affected WordPress components

• EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, 3D PDF FlipBook, Google Reviews, YouTube Videos, Upload & Embed PDF documents Plugin · embedpress
  Confirmed match Active
  Up to and including 3.9.8; Before 3.9.9
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A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

• wpdevteam EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more — Up to and including 3.9.8
• wpdeveloper embedpress — Before 3.9.9

References

• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/3.9.8/EmbedPress/Shortcode.php Product
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3035539%40embedpress%2Ftrunk&old=3029957%40embedpress%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch
• www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/631d200f-7b0b-4105-b91e-030af459ba99?source=cve Patch, Vendor Advisory
• nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record