Insecure Direct Object Reference in Document Embedder Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-1389

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Document Embedder – Embed PDFs, Word, Excel, And Other Files
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 January 2026

What is CVE-2026-1389?

The Document Embedder plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Insecure Direct Object Reference, allowing authenticated users with Author-level access or higher to manipulate Document Library entries belonging to other users. This vulnerability stems from the lack of permission checks within critical AJAX actions ('bplde_save_document_library', 'bplde_get_single', and 'bplde_delete_document_library'). Attackers can exploit this flaw to view, modify, or remove documents that they do not own, potentially compromising the privacy and integrity of sensitive information hosted within the application.

Affected Version(s)

Document Embedder – Embed PDFs, Word, Excel, and Other Files 0 <= 2.0.4

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/document-ember...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/document-ember...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Itthidej Aramsri
.