CVE-2026-2512Disclosure

LOWCVSS 6.4 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

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Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-79

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

Technical details provided in 1 signal
Disclosure: 1 classified signal
1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d

Signal classification1 categories

Disclosure

1100.0%

Referenced assets1 URL

By indicator

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2512

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CVE@CVEnew206d
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CVE-2026-2512 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 t… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2512
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The text announces a stored XSS vulnerability in the WordPress Code Embed plugin (CVE‑2026‑2512) and links to the CVE record, but does not provide a PoC, exploit, patch, or evidence of active exploitation.
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