CVE-2024-1803 Missing authorization in EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more

Medium 4.3 Published 23 May 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated contributors can bypass authorization checks to embed PDF blocks in the EmbedPress WordPress plugin.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-1803?

CVE-2024-1803 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpdevteam EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more, published on 23 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The EmbedPress – Embed PDF, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, Embed YouTube Videos, Audios, Maps & Embed Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of functionality due to insufficient authorization validation on the PDF embed block in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.12. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to embed PDF blocks.

Weakness: CWE-863, CWE-285

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1803?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpdeveloper Embedpress.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1803?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1803 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-1803 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1803 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2w3m-74v7-48pp.