CVE-2026-16567

Document Embedder < 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Private Document Download via Token Oracle

Published Aug 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions document Embedder
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions document Embedder
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-284
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-639
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-284
Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Document Embedder < 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Private Document Download via Token Oracle
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 27, 2026, 2:23 PM
Reserved
Jul 22, 2026, 12:55 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 27, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Aug 28, 2026, 6:43 PM