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6.4
Email Encoder plugin for WordPress: Malicious Email Links
CVE-2026-2840
Summary
The Email Encoder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to a security threat that allows attackers to inject malicious code into email links. This can happen when a user accesses a website with the vulnerable plugin installed. To protect your site, update the plugin to the latest version or remove it if you're not using it.
Original title
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, ...
Original description
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.
nvd CVSS3.1
6.4
Vulnerability type
CWE-79
Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Published: 16 Apr 2026 · Updated: 17 Apr 2026 · First seen: 16 Apr 2026