CVE-2024-1802: 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, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, Embed YouTube Videos, Audios, Maps & Embed Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Wistia embed block in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.10 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the user supplied url. 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 WordPress plugin (up to version 3.9.10) contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in its Wistia embed block. This occurs due to improper neutralization of user-supplied URLs, lacking sufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Authenticated users with contributor-level or higher permissions can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when other users access the infected page. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and partial confidentiality and integrity impact. No patch or official remediation guidance is currently documented in the provided data.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher permissions can inject malicious scripts into pages via the Wistia embed block. These scripts execute in the context of users viewing the page, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no impact on availability. The vulnerability requires authenticated access, limiting the attack surface. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level permissions to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting use of the Wistia embed block in the EmbedPress plugin to reduce risk.
CVE-2024-1802: 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, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, Embed YouTube Videos, Audios, Maps & Embed Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Wistia embed block in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.10 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the user supplied url. 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-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The EmbedPress WordPress plugin (up to version 3.9.10) contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in its Wistia embed block. This occurs due to improper neutralization of user-supplied URLs, lacking sufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Authenticated users with contributor-level or higher permissions can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when other users access the infected page. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and partial confidentiality and integrity impact. No patch or official remediation guidance is currently documented in the provided data.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher permissions can inject malicious scripts into pages via the Wistia embed block. These scripts execute in the context of users viewing the page, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no impact on availability. The vulnerability requires authenticated access, limiting the attack surface. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level permissions to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting use of the Wistia embed block in the EmbedPress plugin to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-22T20:49:06.590Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6d3eb7ef31ef0b56f567
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:44:30 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 1:48:06 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 8:32:52 AM
Views: 11
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