Description
The Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the sanitize_pdf_src function regex bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.10 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.
Published: 2025-12-18
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting
Action: Upgrade Plugin
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History

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Awsm
Awsm embed Any Document
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Awsm
Awsm embed Any Document
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 02:30:00 +0000

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Description The Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the sanitize_pdf_src function regex bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.10 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.
Title Embed Any Document <= 2.7.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Awsm Embed Any Document
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:32:02.980Z

Reserved: 2025-11-07T17:24:29.931Z

Link: CVE-2025-12885

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-18T14:47:06.491Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-12-18T03:15:45.680

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-12885

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-21T00:45:23Z

Weaknesses