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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-1389

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.

Published Jan 28, 2026 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · bPlugins Document Embedder – Embed PDFs, Word, Excel, and Other Files

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2026-1389 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 23.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run bPlugins Document Embedder – Embed PDFs, Word, Excel, and Other Files.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
23.00%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor bPlugins Document Embedder – Embed PDFs, Word, Excel, and Other Files 0 ≤2.0.4

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' paramet

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  • vendor bPlugins Document Embedder – Embed PDFs, Word, Excel, and Other Files 0 ≤2.0.40 ≤2.0.4

How to fix CVE-2026-1389

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2026-1389 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 23.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run bPlugins Document Embedder – Embed PDFs, Word, Excel, and Other Files.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with bPlugins Document Embedder – Embed PDFs, Word, Excel, and Other Files 0 ≤2.0.4 0 ≤2.0.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 23.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 28, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    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

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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

Sources

  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-4916

    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

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • urlscan.ioThreat intelligenceCVE-2026-1389
    urlscan.io

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Apr 8, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • urlscan.ioNov 2, 2026
  • EUVDNov 2, 2026