# CVE-2026-84927: EmbedPress Google Reviews REST API authorization bypass

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-84927-embedpress-google-reviews-rest-api-authorization-bypass  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-05. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-84927 · Severity: low · CVSS 2.7 · Published 2026-09-05

EmbedPress is a WordPress plugin that embeds third-party content, including Google Reviews. The plugin fails to properly check user permissions on its Google Reviews API endpoint, allowing any contributor-level user to delete site-wide review configurations and inject malicious ones. This means attackers with minimal WordPress privileges can replace legitimate business reviews with fake ones visible to all site visitors.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-84927 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-84927 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-84927?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 2.7, published 5 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** EmbedPress EmbedPress 4.6.0 through 4.6.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-84927?** A patch was published on 2026-09: Fixed in version 4.6.4 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-84927 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-84927?** Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a broken access control flaw (CWE-862) in the EmbedPress Google Reviews REST API route (POST /wp-json/embedpress/v1/google-reviews/places). The endpoint checks only for contributor-level capabilities or above, rather than requiring administrative privileges to modify site-wide settings. An authenticated user with the Contributor role can extract a valid REST nonce from the block editor, then use it to send POST requests with "remove" and "add" actions to delete existing places and inject arbitrary ones. The vulnerability is fixed in version 4.6.4; affected versions are 4.6.0 through 4.6.3.

## Affected products

- EmbedPress EmbedPress 4.6.0 through 4.6.3

## Timeline

- 2026-09-05: disclosed: CVE-2026-84927 published
- 2026-09: patched: Fixed in version 4.6.4

## References

- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/12984501-5d93-4941-9e12-6bb8049bd23d/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/12984501-5d93-4941-9e12-6bb8049bd23d/)