UltraEmbed Advanced Iframe WordPress Plugin Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in the UltraEmbed – Advanced Iframe Plugin for WordPress, specifically in versions through 1.0.3. This vulnerability arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied attributes in the plugin's 'iframe' shortcode. As a result, authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject arbitrary web scripts into pages, which will execute when a user views the affected page.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for stored cross-site scripting, where injected scripts are executed in the context of the user viewing the page.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
0.0
impact
1.7
exploitability
5.0
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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