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Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers <= 2.4.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via eeb_mailto Shortcode

CVE-2026-2840 · email-encoder-bundle

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Vulnerability: Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers <= 2.4.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via eeb_mailto Shortcode
Affected software: email-encoder-bundle(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≤ 2.4.4
Authentication: Authenticated (see advisory title)
Vulnerability type: Cross-site scripting
CVE: CVE-2026-2840
Published: 15 April 2026
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow attackers to run scripts in visitors' browsers or hijack admin sessions.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory 9987b5b4-33d8-4446-acbe-58c6cb5604df). Methodology and redistribution notes

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