vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: document-emberdder: CVE-2021-24868: Improper Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jan 3, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 3, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
document-emberdder-plugin-cve-2021-24868
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24868
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1baf7c7e-b5e9-40b5-9c96-abe6ebcf2b2a?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11780
- CVE-2021-24868
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24868
- CWE-668
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11780
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