CVE-2024-1803: CWE-285 Improper Authorization in wpdevteam EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress, which enables embedding PDFs, YouTube videos, and other media, contains an authorization flaw in its PDF embed block. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor-level privileges or above to embed PDF blocks without sufficient authorization checks. The issue affects all versions up to and including 3.9.12. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-285 (Improper Authorization) and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (medium severity). No known exploits in the wild have been reported, and no patch or official remediation guidance is currently available.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can embed PDF blocks in WordPress content without proper authorization. This could lead to unauthorized content modification or insertion of unwanted PDF embeds. There is no direct impact on confidentiality or availability reported. The overall impact is limited to integrity due to unauthorized content embedding.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch or official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and monitor for unauthorized content changes related to PDF embeds.
CVE-2024-1803: CWE-285 Improper Authorization in wpdevteam EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more
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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress, which enables embedding PDFs, YouTube videos, and other media, contains an authorization flaw in its PDF embed block. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor-level privileges or above to embed PDF blocks without sufficient authorization checks. The issue affects all versions up to and including 3.9.12. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-285 (Improper Authorization) and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (medium severity). No known exploits in the wild have been reported, and no patch or official remediation guidance is currently available.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can embed PDF blocks in WordPress content without proper authorization. This could lead to unauthorized content modification or insertion of unwanted PDF embeds. There is no direct impact on confidentiality or availability reported. The overall impact is limited to integrity due to unauthorized content embedding.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch or official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and monitor for unauthorized content changes related to PDF embeds.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-22T20:52:12.412Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6d40b7ef31ef0b56f61f
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:44:32 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 7:45:51 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 5:11:42 PM
Views: 10
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