# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h376-x6h9-h5f3

## 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 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2026-1389 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1389 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-1389 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1389 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: bplugins Document Embedder – Embed PDFs, Word, Excel, and Other Files. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1389/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1389/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-1389
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1389
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-1389

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1389/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.