CVE-2024-1565: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in wpdevteam EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more
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 PDF Widget URL in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.10 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress, which embeds PDFs, YouTube videos, and other media, suffers from a stored XSS vulnerability (CWE-79) due to improper neutralization of input in the PDF Widget URL. This allows authenticated users with contributor or higher roles to inject arbitrary scripts into pages. These scripts execute in the context of users who access the compromised pages, potentially leading to session hijacking or other script-based attacks. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 3.9.10. There is no cloud service aspect, and no patch or official remediation guidance is currently available.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher permissions can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the PDF Widget URL. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who view the infected pages, potentially compromising user sessions or performing unauthorized actions within the context of the affected site. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity loss with no availability impact reported. The medium CVSS score reflects the need for authenticated access to exploit and the limited scope of impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level permissions to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting use of the PDF Widget feature in EmbedPress. Monitor for plugin updates from wpdevteam and apply official patches promptly once available.
CVE-2024-1565: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in wpdevteam EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more
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 PDF Widget URL in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.10 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.
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Technical Analysis
The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress, which embeds PDFs, YouTube videos, and other media, suffers from a stored XSS vulnerability (CWE-79) due to improper neutralization of input in the PDF Widget URL. This allows authenticated users with contributor or higher roles to inject arbitrary scripts into pages. These scripts execute in the context of users who access the compromised pages, potentially leading to session hijacking or other script-based attacks. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 3.9.10. There is no cloud service aspect, and no patch or official remediation guidance is currently available.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher permissions can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the PDF Widget URL. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who view the infected pages, potentially compromising user sessions or performing unauthorized actions within the context of the affected site. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity loss with no availability impact reported. The medium CVSS score reflects the need for authenticated access to exploit and the limited scope of impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level permissions to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting use of the PDF Widget feature in EmbedPress. Monitor for plugin updates from wpdevteam and apply official patches promptly once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-15T19:56:42.092Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6d35b7ef31ef0b56ef94
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:44:21 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 7:05:19 AM
Last updated: 4/14/2026, 2:22:37 AM
Views: 13
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