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Vulnerability · 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.

Published Mar 18, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · The Code Embed plugin

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-2512. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of The Code Embed plugin is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The Code Embed plugin).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.21%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
stated named in the record

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 only running on the hook, while WordPress allows custom fields to be added via the AJAX endpoint without triggering . The 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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated named in the record<= 2.5.1

How to fix CVE-2026-2512

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-2512. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of The Code Embed plugin is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 2.5.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 0.21%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 18, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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 only running on the hook, while WordPress allows custom fields to be added via the AJAX endpoint without triggering . The function then outputs these unsanitized meta values directly into page co

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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 only running on the hook, while WordPress allows custom fields to be added via the AJAX endpoint without triggering . The function then outputs these unsanitized meta values directly into page co

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-2512

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-2512

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 to the plugin's sanitization function only running on the hook, while WordP

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.