Vulnerability · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-16567Document Embedder < 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Private Document Download via Token Oracle
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Document Embedder from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Document Embedder WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not check a document's status before issuing a download token and streaming the file, allowing unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary Document Embedder WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 documents, including private and draft ones, by enumerating IDs.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Document Embedder | 0 – before 2.3.1 |
Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/abf97927-cee2-44f4-a495-c7571d43be95/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description