CVE-2026-2512

{"id": "CVE-2026-2512", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2026-2512", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-03-18T17:04:34.536044Z"}}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "security@wordfence.com", "cvssData": {"scope": "CHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 6.4, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW"}, "impactScore": 2.7, "exploitabilityScore": 3.1}]}, "affected": [{"source": "security@wordfence.com", "affectedData": [{"vendor": "dartiss", "product": "Code Embed", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "0", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "2.5.1"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}]}], "published": "2026-03-18T16:16:27.030", "references": [{"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-embed-code/trunk/includes/add-embeds.php#L20", "source": "security@wordfence.com"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-embed-code/trunk/includes/add-embeds.php#L84", "source": "security@wordfence.com"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-embed-code/trunk/includes/secure.php#L25", "source": "security@wordfence.com"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3482994/", "source": "security@wordfence.com"}, {"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/375ed04b-a3cb-4e60-83c8-18bff583aaf4?source=cve", "source": "security@wordfence.com"}], "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "security@wordfence.com", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "El plugin Code Embed para WordPress es vulnerable a cross-site scripting almacenado a trav\u00e9s de valores meta de campos personalizados en todas las versiones hasta la 2.5.1, inclusive. Esto se debe a que la funci\u00f3n de saneamiento del plugin `sec_check_post_fields()` solo se ejecuta en el hook `save_post`, mientras que WordPress permite que se a\u00f1adan campos personalizados a trav\u00e9s del endpoint AJAX `wp_ajax_add_meta` sin activar `save_post`. La funci\u00f3n `ce_filter()` luego muestra estos valores meta no saneados directamente en el contenido de la p\u00e1gina sin escapar. Esto hace posible que atacantes autenticados, con acceso de nivel Colaborador o superior, inyecten scripts web arbitrarios en p\u00e1ginas que se ejecutar\u00e1n cada vez que un usuario acceda a una p\u00e1gina inyectada."}], "lastModified": "2026-06-17T10:31:12.983", "sourceIdentifier": "security@wordfence.com"}