Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wordpress-processing-embed/data/popup.php in the Processing Embed plugin 0.5 for WordPress allo…

published 2011-03-01 15y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-4712

cvss: 4.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.5%; EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wordpress-processing-embed/data/popup.php in the Processing Embed plugin 0.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pluginurl parameter.

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Timeline

2010-12-08 First public exploit (EDB-35066)
2011-03-01 Published

Exploit prediction

3.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-35066 WordPress Plugin Processing Embed 0.5 - 'pluginurl' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2010-12-08
osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/69764 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45266 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/42545 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
johnleitch.net http://www.johnleitch.net/Vulnerabilities/WordPress.Processing.Embed.0.5.Reflected.Cross-site.Scripting/65 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

osvdb.org /69764
vdb-entry, exploit
securityfocus.com /bid/45266
vdb-entry, exploit
secunia.com /advisories/42545
third-party-advisory, exploit
johnleitch.net /Vulnerabilities/WordPress.Processing.Embed.0.5.Reflected.Cross-site.Scripting/65
exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/63761
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2010-4747
NVD CVE-2010-4747

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