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.
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Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions embedpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions embedpress

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title EmbedPress < 4.6.8 - Unauthenticated YouTube API Quota Consumption and Database Bloating
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T13:42:21.943Z

Reserved: 2026-09-02T18:25:19.475Z

Link: CVE-2026-85000

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-14T10:54:21.045Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-14T07:17:03.420

Modified: 2026-10-14T16:14:02.800

Link: CVE-2026-85000

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-18T12:15:14Z

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