CVE-2026-1389 Missing authorization in Document Embedder – Embed PDFs, Word, Excel, and Other Files
Authenticated attackers can read, modify, and delete other users' document library entries due to missing permission checks in AJAX actions.
- 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-2026-1389?
CVE-2026-1389 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in bplugins Document Embedder – Embed PDFs, Word, Excel, and Other Files, published on 28 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Document Embedder – Embed PDFs, Word, Excel, and Other Files plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.4. This is due to the plugin not verifying that a user has permission to access the requested resource in the 'bplde_save_document_library', 'bplde_get_single', and 'bplde_delete_document_library' AJAX actions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to read, modify, and delete Document Library entries created by other users, including administrators, via the 'id' parameter.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1389?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1389?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1389 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-2026-1389 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1389 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h376-x6h9-h5f3.