CVE-2026-84926: CWE-200 Information Exposure in EmbedPress
Description
The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.4 does not correctly restrict access to one of its Google Reviews REST routes to administrators, allowing any authenticated user with contributor-level access or above to read the site administrator's email address, a value WordPress core withholds from that role.
CVSS v3.1
Score 2.7low
Affected software
EmbedPress
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-84926 is an information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) in the EmbedPress WordPress plugin before version 4.6.4. The plugin fails to restrict access to a Google Reviews REST API route to administrators only, allowing authenticated users with contributor-level permissions or above to access the site administrator's email address. This email address is normally withheld by WordPress core from users with these roles. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 2.7, indicating low impact, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requiring high privileges but no user interaction.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher authenticated access can retrieve the site administrator's email address, which WordPress core normally protects from these roles. This exposure of sensitive information could facilitate targeted phishing or social engineering attacks but does not directly impact integrity or availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and monitor for updates from the EmbedPress plugin maintainers.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-02T16:07:57.751Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a9bb8b9acd9273b49723bbf
Added to database: 09/05/2026, 06:37:45 UTC
Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 11:15:03 UTC
Last updated: 10/20/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 69
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