CVE-2024-2128: 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 embed widget 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 WordPress plugin (versions up to 3.9.10) suffers from a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper neutralization of user-supplied input in its embed widget. Authenticated users with contributor-level or higher permissions can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the context of users viewing the compromised pages. This vulnerability is identified as CWE-79 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4, reflecting a medium severity level with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required. The vulnerability affects the plugin's handling of embedded content attributes, lacking sufficient sanitization and escaping.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher permissions can inject malicious scripts into pages via the vulnerable embed widget. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the infected pages, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure limited to the privileges of the affected users. The impact includes limited confidentiality and integrity loss but no availability impact. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
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 removing the EmbedPress plugin if possible. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply any official patches promptly once available.
CVE-2024-2128: 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 embed widget 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-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The EmbedPress WordPress plugin (versions up to 3.9.10) suffers from a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper neutralization of user-supplied input in its embed widget. Authenticated users with contributor-level or higher permissions can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the context of users viewing the compromised pages. This vulnerability is identified as CWE-79 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4, reflecting a medium severity level with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required. The vulnerability affects the plugin's handling of embedded content attributes, lacking sufficient sanitization and escaping.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher permissions can inject malicious scripts into pages via the vulnerable embed widget. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the infected pages, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure limited to the privileges of the affected users. The impact includes limited confidentiality and integrity loss but no availability impact. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
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 removing the EmbedPress plugin if possible. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply any official patches promptly once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-03-01T23:18:54.701Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6da7b7ef31ef0b58a37c
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:46:15 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 1:56:03 PM
Last updated: 4/13/2026, 5:27:50 PM
Views: 11
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