Server-side request forgery in awsm.in Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-1043
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7j24-fpjp-3cmx
References
More awsm.in vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-24109 WordPress WP Job Openings plugin <= 3.4.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-37465 WordPress Embed Any Document Plugin <= 2.7.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-19887 WordPress Drivr Lite – Google Drive Plugin plugin <= 1.0.1 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-11804 Embed Any Document <= 2.7.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2026-70150 Stored cross-site scripting in Embed Any Document WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-1043 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-1043 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7j24-fpjp-3cmx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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