Embed Images in Comments

Embed Images in Comments has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2017; it is fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.1, and the most serious one scores 6.1 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).

The one issue recorded for Embed Images in Comments has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes it.

All of these findings were reported by Gennady Kovshenin. Embed Images in Comments is installed on roughly 90 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 4.8.30.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium

6.1/ 10

Patch Coverage100%

Open

Fixed

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 6.1CVE-2017-18561

Embed Images in Comments < 0.6 - Cross-Site Scripting

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Vulnerability Records

1 records


2017-08-16 00:00	Embed Images in Comments < 0.6 - Cross-Site Scripting Embed Images in Comments < 0.6	`CVE-2017-18561`	6.1 Medium	Gennady Kovshenin	Yes

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Plugin Profile

Latestv0.6

Embed Images in Comments

Author

Dugonja

4.7(6)

94/100

Last Updated

2017-08-16 (9y ago)

Active Installs

90+

Downloads

6,480

Requires WP

3.7.1+

Requires PHP

Tested up to

WP 4.8.30

Created

2014-09-18 (12y ago)

This plugins embeds image links in comments with the img tag so the image are visible in your comment timeline. Image formats supported: 1. .jpg 2. .gif 3. .png You can specify your comment width so the images are fitted nicely. Images are not hosted on your server neither this plugin pickups any data. Do note that people can link extremely large images and your page loading can be compromised because of that. Demo: Embed Comment Images

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