CVE-2026-2512
MEDIUM
6,4
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Description
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The Code Embed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via custom field meta values in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.1. This is due to the plugin's sanitization function `sec_check_post_fields()` only running on the `save_post` hook, while WordPress allows custom fields to be added via the `wp_ajax_add_meta` AJAX endpoint without triggering `save_post`. The `ce_filter()` function then outputs these unsanitized meta values directly into page content without 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.
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
StableCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Access Control
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Bypass Protection Mechanism
Read Application Data
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
Technologies:
AI/ML, Web Based, Web Server
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-embed-code/trunk/includes/add…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-embed-code/trunk/includes/add…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-embed-code/trunk/includes/sec…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3482994/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/375ed04b-a3cb-4e60-83…