Document Embedder <= 1.7.8 — Subscriber+ Arbitrary Private/Draft Post Title Disclosure
CVE-2021-24868Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: <1.7.9Update to 1.7.9 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium4.3
- CVSS
- 4.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading document-emberdder
- Affected< 1.7.9
- Patched in1.7.9
Update to 1.7.9 or newer.
You are affected if you run < 1.7.9. Version 1.7.9 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.7.9, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to apple502j.
The Document Embedder WordPress plugin before 1.7.9 contains a AJAX action endpoint, which could allow any authenticated user, such as subscriber to enumerate the title of arbitrary private and draft posts.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
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All 7| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via 'documentSource.doc' Block Attribute ≤2.4.0Update to 2.4.1 | CVE-2026-109370 | |
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤2.5.0Update to 2.5.1 | CVE-2026-62037 | |
| High7.5 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary Document Download <2.3.1Update to 2.3.1 | CVE-2026-16567 | |
| Medium4.3 | Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Document Library Entry Deletion ≤2.0.4Update to 2.0.5 | CVE-2026-1389 | |
| High8.6 | Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Document Manipulation ≤2.0.0Update to 2.0.1 | CVE-2025-12384 |
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via 'documentSource.doc' Block Attribute
≤2.4.0Update to 2.4.1
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤2.5.0Update to 2.5.1
- High7.5Unauthenticated Arbitrary Document Download
<2.3.1Update to 2.3.1
- Medium4.3Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Document Library Entry Deletion
≤2.0.4Update to 2.0.5
- High8.6Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Document Manipulation
≤2.0.0Update to 2.0.1
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 4.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
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- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.