Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in EmbedPress Plugin

CVE-2024-5571
6.4MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
WPdevteam
Status
Embedpress – Embed PDF, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, Embed Youtube Videos, AudiOS, Maps & Embed Any Documents In Gutenberg & Elementor
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 June 2024

Summary

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 'url' attribute within the plugin's EmbedPress PDF widget in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.

Affected Version(s)

EmbedPress – Embed PDF, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, Embed YouTube Videos, Audios, Maps & Embed Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor <= 4.0.1

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Risk change from: 5.4 to: 6.4 - (MEDIUM)

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Disclosed

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

wesley
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