EmbedPress < 4.6.1 - Unauthenticated Blind SSRF
Priority LOW 26CWE-918Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.1 does not validate user-supplied URLs before making server-side requests through unauthenticated endpoints, allowing unauthenticated attackers to induce the site to send HTTP requests to internal hosts and services that WordPress core URL validation does not cover (a blind Server-Side Request Forgery).
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00326 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed EmbedPress (Unknown): 4.6.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | EmbedPress | before 4.6.1 | 4.6.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- EmbedPress VendorUnknown Affected before 4.6.1 Fixed in 4.6.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA EmbedPress (Unknown) Fixed in 4.6.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-10526
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hhp-vm23-j9g4
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-10526 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-10526 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5hhp-vm23-j9g4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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