EmbedPress 4.6.0 - 4.6.3 - Unauthenticated Google Reviews API Quota Consumption and Database Bloat (CVE-2026-84936) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-84936

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

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-84936 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in EmbedPress 4.6.0 - 4.6.3 - Unauthenticated Google Reviews API Quota Consumption and Database Bloat. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Unknown/EmbedPress (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 5, 2026Updated Sep 5, 2026Source checked Sep 5, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 5, 2026Material review Sep 5, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

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Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Unknown/EmbedPress (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Unknown/EmbedPressgeneric	>=4.6.0 <4.6.4	4.6.4

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Unknown/EmbedPress.
Review the reported fix. Update Unknown/EmbedPress to 4.6.4 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 5, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referencewpscan.com

Upstream source 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.

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