CVE-2026-18558
MEDIUM
6.4
CVSS 3.1
Description
The Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'embeddoc' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected WordPress components
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Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files Plugin · embed-any-documentUp to and including 2.7.13View on WordPress.org
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
- awsmin Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files — Up to and including 2.7.13
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3637793/embed-any-document
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9817f6b8-19c2-46d6-8169-f8abbc695379?source=cve
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record