CVE-2026-16567: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Document Embedder
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.
CVE-2026-16567: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Document Embedder
Description
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-22T12:55:06.897Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a8fd7baacd9273b49e174bb
Added to database: 08/27/2026, 06:22:50 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 02:55:14 UTC
Views: 18
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