Document Embedder <= 2.0.4 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Document Library Entry Deletion

4.3
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2026-1389
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published January 27, 2026
Last Updated March 27, 2026
Researcher Itthidej Aramsri (Boeing777)

Description

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.

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Vulnerability Details for Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug document-emberdder (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.0.5, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0.4
Patched Version
  • 2.0.5

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