CVE-2024-1349

Summary

CVE-2024-1349 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the EmbedPress plugin for WordPress, up to and including version 3.9.8. This issue stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes within the plugin's shortcodes. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher can exploit this flaw to inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, putting sensitive information at risk.

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