What is GHSA-5cvh-x6xg-5fhw?

GHSA-5cvh-x6xg-5fhw is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.4 does not have proper authorization on a public...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-5cvh-x6xg-5fhw cover?

GHSA-5cvh-x6xg-5fhw covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-84936. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-5cvh-x6xg-5fhw?

GHSA-5cvh-x6xg-5fhw has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-5cvh-x6xg-5fhwMediumCVSS 5.3

The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.4 does not have proper authorization on a public...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 5, 2026

Last Modified

September 6, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-84936 →

📋 Description

The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.4 does not have proper authorization on a public review-loading action, allowing unauthenticated users to force the site to make repeated billable third-party API requests using the site's own configured API key, and to create an unbounded number of attacker-controlled rows in the database.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84936
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bd708c98-1657-423b-aa2b-14aa18307c03
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5cvh-x6xg-5fhw