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CVE-2026-2840

Medium
CWE-79 — Weakness Type
Published: Apr 16, 2026  ·  Modified: Apr 19, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
6.4
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

The Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'eeb_mailto' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output 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.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

The Email Encoder plugin for WordPress contains a Stored XSS vulnerability in the 'eeb_mailto' shortcode that allows authenticated contributors to inject malicious scripts. These scripts execute when users access affected pages, potentially compromising website security and user data.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تحتوي إضافة Email Encoder للووردبريس على ثغرة Stored XSS في اختصار 'eeb_mailto' تسمح للمهاجمين المصرحين على مستوى المساهم أو أعلى بحقن نصوص برمجية ضارة. تُنفذ هذه النصوص عندما يصل المستخدمون إلى الصفحات المصابة، مما قد يعرض أمان الموقع وبيانات المستخدمين للخطر.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

The Email Encoder plugin for WordPress contains a Stored XSS vulnerability in the 'eeb_mailto' shortcode that allows authenticated contributors to inject malicious scripts. These scripts execute when users access affected pages, potentially compromising website security and user data.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 16, 2026 05:55
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking telecom government healthcare
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Update the Email Encoder plugin to version 2.4.5 or later immediately. If immediate update is not possible, disable the plugin and use alternative email protection methods. Review user roles and restrict contributor access to trusted personnel only.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بتحديث إضافة Email Encoder إلى الإصدار 2.4.5 أو أحدث فوراً. إذا لم يكن التحديث ممكناً، قم بتعطيل الإضافة واستخدم طرقاً بديلة لحماية البريد الإلكتروني. راجع أدوار المستخدمين وقيد الوصول على مستوى المساهم للموظفين الموثوقين فقط.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.RA-1 PR.DS-1 PR.DS-2
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.14.2.1 A.14.2.5
📊 CVSS Score
6.4
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeC — Changed
ConfidentialityL — Low / Local
IntegrityL — Low / Local
AvailabilityN — None / Network
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score6.4
CWECWE-79
EPSS0.03%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-04-16
Source Feed nvd
Views 4
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
6.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: MEDIUM
🏷️ Tags
CWE-79
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