CVE-2026-48872
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnauthenticated Sensitive Data Exposure in EmbedPress <= 4.5.2 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceUnauthenticated sensitive data exposure vulnerability in EmbedPress WordPress plugin versions 4.5.2 and below. An unauthenticated attacker can potentially access sensitive data without credentials due to insufficient access controls.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify EmbedPress plugin is installedCheck your WordPress site's wp-content/plugins directory for the embedpress folder, or go to WordPress Admin > Plugins and look for EmbedPress in the list of installed pluginsAffected if EmbedPress plugin is present on the WordPress site
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Determine installed EmbedPress versionIn WordPress Admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins > EmbedPress and read the version number displayed. Alternatively, check the main plugin file (embedpress.php) in wp-content/plugins/embedpress/ for the 'Version' header commentAffected if The installed version is 4.5.2 or lower, or if a version cannot be determined but the plugin is present
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Test for unauthenticated data exposureMake an HTTP request to common EmbedPress endpoints (such as /wp-json/embedpress/v1/ or ajax handlers at /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=embedpress_) without providing any authentication credentials. Check if sensitive data is returned in the responseAffected if The endpoint returns sensitive data, configuration details, or user information without requiring login credentials
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Inspect server access logsReview your web server access logs (Apache, Nginx) for unusual requests to EmbedPress-related endpoints from unauthenticated IP addresses, particularly looking for requests that returned successful (200) responses to sensitive data endpointsAffected if Logs show successful unauthenticated requests to EmbedPress endpoints that should require authentication
The environment is affected if EmbedPress plugin versions 4.5.2 or below are installed and the plugin exposes sensitive data to unauthenticated users through its endpoints.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate EmbedPress plugin to version greater than 4.5.2 to remediate this vulnerability. Review WordPress installation for any signs of compromise.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-48872 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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