What is GHSA-hm84-pqjf-hgxq?

GHSA-hm84-pqjf-hgxq is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with unknown severity. The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.8 does not perform any capability or nonce check on...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-hm84-pqjf-hgxq cover?

GHSA-hm84-pqjf-hgxq covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-85000. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

GHSA-hm84-pqjf-hgxqunknown

The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.8 does not perform any capability or nonce check on...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 14, 2026

Last Modified

October 14, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-85000 →

📋 Description

The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.8 does not perform any capability or nonce check on an unauthenticated request that triggers a server-side, credential-bearing request to a third-party API and stores attacker-controlled cache entries, allowing unauthenticated attackers to consume the site owner's third-party API quota and write unbounded records into the site's database.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85000
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3c7f7d07-2c46-4839-b97f-27fe41e6292d
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hm84-pqjf-hgxq