CVE-2024-1803

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions EmbedPress – Embed PDF, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, Embed YouTube Videos, Audios, Maps & Embed Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.9.12

Description The issue is related to insufficient authorization validation on the PDF embed block, allowing authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to embed PDF blocks. This enables unauthorized access to functionality.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 3.9.12, update to a version higher than 3.9.12 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the PDF embed block to prevent unauthorized embedding of PDF blocks.