CVE-2023-5750: The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 3.9.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page containing a specific content, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting w

medium Affects embedpress (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2023-12-11; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 3.9.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page containing a specific content, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting w

Package: embedpress (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <3.9.2
Fixed in: 3.9.2
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (40.7th percentile)
Published: 2023-12-11
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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