The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 4.0.14 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
CVE-2024-50461 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.4 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more. It affects Versions up to 4.0.14 and is fixed in 4.1.0.
CVE-2024-50461 is tracked for the Plugin EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more as medium severity with CVSS 6.4. The affected range is Versions up to 4.0.14. Update EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more to 4.1.0 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
embedpress
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2024-50461 |
| Patched Versions |
4.1.0
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 4.0.14
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
EmbedPress <= 4.0.9 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
EmbedPress – Embed PDF, 3D Flipbook, Social Feeds, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, YouTube Videos, Audios, Google Maps in Gutenberg Block & Elementor <= 4.1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'provider_name'
EmbedPress <= 4.0.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
EmbedPress <= 3.9.10 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via PDF Widget URL
EmbedPress – Embed PDF, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, Embed YouTube Videos, Audios, Maps & Embed Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via EmbedPress PDF Widget
EmbedPress Embed PDF, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, Embed YouTube Videos, Audios, Maps & Embed Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor <= 3.9.16 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via id Parameter
EmbedPress – Embed PDF, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, Embed YouTube Videos, Audios, Maps & Embed Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor <= 3.9.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
EmbedPress – Embed PDF, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, Embed YouTube Videos, Audios, Maps & Embed Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor <= 3.9.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Youtube Block
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