CVE-2025-1043

Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files <= 2.7.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Blind Server-Side Request Forgery via embeddoc Shortcode

mediumServer-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

6.4

CVSS Score

6.4

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

2.7.6

Patched in

Time to patch

Description

The Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.5 via the 'embeddoc' shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=2.7.5

PublishedFebruary 19, 2025

Last updatedFebruary 20, 2025

Affected pluginembed-any-document

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b9f8c600-d62d-4f27-ba73-1a77a63859bc?source=api-prod

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