CVE-2024-1803
EmbedPress – Embed PDF, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, Embed YouTube Videos, Audios, Maps & Embed Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor <= 3.9.12 - Insufficient Authorization Checks to Block Usual
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.3 Medium
- Published
- May 23, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 22, 2024
Description
The EmbedPress – Embed PDF, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, Embed YouTube Videos, Audios, Maps & Embed Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of functionality due to insufficient authorization validation on the PDF embed block in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.12. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to embed PDF blocks.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & morewpdevteam |
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References
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