---
id: "CVE-2026-109370"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-109370"]
title: "WordPress Document Embedder plugin: stored XSS via embedded document download"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.4
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "self-hosted", "wordpress", "wordpress-plugins"]
not_affected_if: ["auth-required", "only-trusted-editors", "plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-28T07:16:44+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-28T07:31:37+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-28T07:33:06+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109370", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-28T07:31:37+00:00"}]
---

# WordPress Document Embedder plugin: stored XSS via embedded document download

The Document Embedder WordPress plugin up to and including 2.4.0 does not sanitize block JSON in post content, so a contributor can store a malicious link. When a visitor clicks the embedded document's Download button, attacker script runs in their browser.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Document Embedder plugin version in the WordPress admin Plugins screen or `wp plugin get document-embedder --field=version`
- Review pages that embed documents for unexpected script or link values in block JSON `documentSource.doc`

## Fix

- Update the Document Embedder plugin to a version newer than `2.4.0` once a patched release is listed in the sources (the sources do not name one: unknown)
- Until patched, remove or disable the plugin's download embeds on untrusted content

## Timeline

- 2026-10-28T07:31:37+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109370

## From the sources

The Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via the 'content (post_content containing block JSON documentSource.doc)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The payload is triggered specifically when the victim clicks the embedded document's Download button, which causes the de_track_download AJAX fallback path to programmatically create an anchor with the attacker-controlled href and call .click() — a condition reached because supplying docId=0 causes can_read_document() to return false, bypassing the normal download flow.

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