Plugins · document-emberdder · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Document Embedder safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 2.5.0
- Last updated
- 2026-10-18
- Active installs
- 9,000+
- Known issues on record
- 6
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.1+
Embed PDF, Word, Excel & PowerPoint in WordPress. PDF viewer, 3D flipbook and document library with Gutenberg block & Elementor widget. — by bPlugins
What to do
- Update to the latest version (2.5.0). Anything older than 2.4.1 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get document-emberdder --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update document-emberdder updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
6 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 6.4 CVE-2026-109370 · published 2026-10-28
DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) in Document Embedder (2.4.0 and older)
- Affected
- 2.4.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.4.1 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via the 'content (post_content containing block JSON documentSource.doc)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.0 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. The payload is triggered specifically when the victim clicks the embedded document's Download button, which causes the de_track_download AJAX fallback path to programmatically create an anchor with the attacker-controlled href and call .click() — a condition reached because supplying docId=0 causes can_read_document() to return false, bypassing the normal download flow.
NVD CVE-2026-109370Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
high 7.1 CVE-2026-62037 · published 2026-10-10
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Document Embedder (2.4.0 and older)
- Affected
- 2.4.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.4.1 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Document Embedder <= 2.4.0 versions.
medium 5.3 CVE-2026-16567 · published 2026-08-27
Missing authorization check in Document Embedder (older than 2.3.1)
- Affected
- older than 2.3.1
- Fixed in
- 2.3.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The Document Embedder WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not check a document's status before issuing a download token and streaming the file, allowing unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary Document Embedder WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 documents, including private and draft ones, by enumerating IDs.
medium 4.3 CVE-2026-1389 · published 2026-01-28
Missing authorization check in Document Embedder (2.0.4 and older)
- Affected
- 2.0.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.0.5 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Document Embedder – Embed PDFs, Word, Excel, and Other Files plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.4. This is due to the plugin not verifying that a user has permission to access the requested resource in the 'bplde_save_document_library', 'bplde_get_single', and 'bplde_delete_document_library' AJAX actions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to read, modify, and delete Document Library entries created by other users, including administrators, via the 'id' parameter.
medium 5.3 CVE-2021-24775 · published 2022-02-01
Security issue in Document Embedder (older than 1.7.5)
- Affected
- older than 1.7.5
- Fixed in
- 1.7.5
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Document Embedder WordPress plugin before 1.7.5 contains a REST endpoint, which could allow unauthenticated users to enumerate the title of arbitrary private and draft posts.
medium 4.3 CVE-2021-24868 · published 2022-02-01
Security issue in Document Embedder (older than 1.7.9)
- Affected
- older than 1.7.9
- Fixed in
- 1.7.9
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Document Embedder WordPress plugin before 1.7.9 contains a AJAX action endpoint, which could allow any authenticated user, such as subscriber to enumerate the title of arbitrary private and draft posts.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-18 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.5.0).
- 2026-10-28 — DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-109370), fixed in 2.4.1.
- 2026-10-10 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-62037), fixed in 2.4.1.
- 2026-08-27 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-16567), fixed in 2.3.1.
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- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2) · Missing authorization (2)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/document-emberdder (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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