CVE-2026-7796 EmbedPress <= 4.5.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Block 'url' Attribute
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the block URL attribute, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-7796?
CVE-2026-7796 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wpdevteam EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed PDF viewer, YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds & more, published on 6 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed PDF viewer, YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds & more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the block 'url' attribute in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.3 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
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7796?
How do I fix CVE-2026-7796?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-7796 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2026-7796 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7796 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5m2w-5g87-p5fp.