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CVE-2026-16567: Document Embedder < 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Private Document Download via Token Oracle
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-08-27 · updated 2026-08-28
- Weakness: CWE-639
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.
Affected products
- Document Embedder: before 2.3.1 — fixed in 2.3.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Document Embedder 2.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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