VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-4747

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.

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 3.51%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.5%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS: 3.51% probability · 89th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 December 2010
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-79
Affected: ahmattox/processing embed plugin
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 3.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-35066 source ↗	WordPress Plugin Processing Embed 0.5 - 'pluginurl' Cross-Site Scriptingphp · John Leitch	webapps	8 December 2010	yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.