# CVE-2026-14290: Embed Google Photos Album Easily <= 2.2.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via link Shortcode Attribute

> Contributors can inject JavaScript via shortcode attributes, leading to code execution in admin browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5vqc-rg5p-3cgm

## What is CVE-2026-14290?

CVE-2026-14290 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Embed Google Photos album, published on 14 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Embed Google Photos album WordPress plugin through 2.2.1 does not escape a shortcode attribute value before outputting it inside an HTML attribute, allowing users with the Contributor role or above to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the browser of any user, including administrators, who views the affected post.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14290?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-14290?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14290 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14290 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Patch: Command injection in GlobalProtect (Palo Alto PAN-OS) (github_poc): https://github.com/gduma-phData/patch-CVE-2026-14290

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14290 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14290 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Embed Google Photos album, published on 14 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14290 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Embed Google Photos album. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14290/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14290/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14290
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14290
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14290

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14290/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.