CVE-2026-1823CWE-79

Consensus Embed <= 1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'src' Shortcode Attribute

Medium · published March 7, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
9.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Consensus Embed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's consensus shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00201 · 9.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2026-03-07T07:22Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 MAR 07:22Z
    Consensus Embed <= 1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'src' Shortcode Attribute
    cvelistv5