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Email Encoder vulnerabilities
Email Encoder has 7 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 20 May 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 7
- Active installs
- 90,000+
- Latest version
- 2.5.5
- Last updated
- 21 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 20 May 2026
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2026-5776 | Medium 6.1 | Before 2.4.7 | Fixed in 2.4.7 | 20 May 2026 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-7083 | Low 3.5 | Before 2.3.4 | Fixed in 2.3.4 | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2026-2840 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 2.4.4 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.5.5) | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-4483 | Medium 5.4 | Before 2.2.2 | Fixed in 2.2.2 | 29 Jul 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-1282 | Medium 6.4 | Before 2.2.1 | Fixed in 2.2.1 | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-7070 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 2.1.9 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.5.5) | 11 Jan 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-4599 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 2.1.7 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.5.5) | 30 Aug 2023 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-5776, 20 May 2026
- The Email Encoder WordPress plugin before 2.4.7 does not escape email addresses retrieved via user input, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform Stored XSS attacks CVE record
- CVE-2024-7083, 20 Apr 2026
- The Email Encoder WordPress plugin before 2.3.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup). CVE record
- CVE-2026-2840, 16 Apr 2026
- 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. CVE record
- CVE-2024-4483, 29 Jul 2024
- The Email Encoder WordPress plugin before 2.2.2 does not escape the WP_Email_Encoder_Bundle_options[protection_text] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in an admin page, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE record
- CVE-2024-1282, 29 Feb 2024
- The Email Encoder - Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2023-7070, 11 Jan 2024
- The Email Encoder - Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's eeb_mailto shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2023-4599, 30 Aug 2023
- The Email Encoder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'eeb_mailto' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. A partial patch was issued in version 2.1.8. The vulnerability was fully patched in 2.1.9. CVE record
What to do if you run Email Encoder
If you run Email Encoder, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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