Known vulnerabilities in Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading

Embed PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and 16+ file types in WordPress with a responsive viewer, FlipBook mode, download button and document library.

3Reported vulnerabilities

8.6Highest CVSS score

2.2.1Latest version

9,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading to 2.3.1 or later. 3 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: July 26, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2025-12384	High 8.6	0.3%	2.0.0 and earlier	`2.0.1`	November 4, 2025
CVE-2026-16567	High 7.5	0.2%	Before 2.3.1	`2.3.1`	August 28, 2026
CVE-2026-1389	Medium 4.3	0.2%	0 to 2.0.4 (inclusive)	`2.0.5`	January 28, 2026

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.