CVE-2025-1043: Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files <= 2.7.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Blind Server-Side Request Forgery via embe...
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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-1043
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.4
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Products
Vendor: awsmin
Product: Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 3.82% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-21 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b9f8c600-d62d-4f27-ba73-1a77a63859bc?source=cvehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3242370/embed-any-document