PT-2024-18319 · WordPress · Embedpress

Ancorn + 2 · Published 2024-05-23 · Updated 2025-01-07 · CVE-2024-1803

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions EmbedPress – Embed PDF, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, Embed YouTube Videos, Audios, Maps & Embed Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.9.12

Description The issue is related to insufficient authorization validation on the PDF embed block, allowing authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to embed PDF blocks. This enables unauthorized access to functionality.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 3.9.12, update to a version higher than 3.9.12 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the PDF embed block to prevent unauthorized embedding of PDF blocks.

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Improper Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

CWE-285

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-1803

Affected Products

Embedpress

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1803 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1803 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3055856 · Patch
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/175e08ce-aec2-427a-90e0-f955711d58b2?source=cve · Patch
• https://t.me/cvenotify/80860 · Telegram Post