CVE-2025-22696 Missing authorization in Document Block – Upload & Embed Docs
Attackers can access or modify document data without proper authorization due to missing access controls in the Document Block 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-2025-22696?
CVE-2025-22696 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper Document Block – Upload & Embed Docs, published on 4 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper Document Block – Upload & Embed Docs document.This issue affects Document Block – Upload & Embed Docs: from n/a through <= 1.1.0.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22696?
How do I fix CVE-2025-22696?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22696 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-2025-22696 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22696 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v5q7-3fh7-5gff.