CVE-2023-6986 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the EmbedPress plugin for WordPress, versions up to 3.9.5. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages due to insufficient input sanitization. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:embedpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.