CVE-2026-84936

EmbedPress 4.6.0 - 4.6.3 - Unauthenticated Google Reviews API Quota Consumption and Database Bloat

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 5, 2026 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: September 8, 2026 at 07:29 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEmbedPress

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.4 does not have proper authorization on a public review-loading action, allowing unauthenticated users to force the site to make repeated billable third-party API requests using the site's own configured API key, and to create an unbounded number of attacker-controlled rows in the database.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

EmbedPress· Wpdeveloperwordpress-plugin
60%
4.6.0 ≤ v < 4.6.44.6.0
Affected range stops below 4.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical Description
Source: cverecord
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bd708c98-1657-423b-aa2b-14aa18307c03/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-284

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