CVE-2024-0216
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Google Doc Embedder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery via the 'gview' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.6.4. This can allow authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Google Doc Embedder WordPress plugin versions up to 2.6.4 contains an SSRF vulnerability in the 'gview' shortcode that allows authenticated users with contributor-level or higher permissions to make arbitrary server-side web requests, potentially reaching internal services.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Google Doc Embedder plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Google Doc Embedder' in the listAffected if Plugin is not listed means not affected
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Check the installed version numberIn the Plugins list, find Google Doc Embedder and note the version number displayed under the plugin nameAffected if Version 2.6.4 or lower indicates a vulnerable version; version 2.6.5 or higher means not affected
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Identify if the gview shortcode is in useSearch WordPress posts, pages, and widgets for the shortcode [gview] or [gdoc] using the WP admin search or by querying the wp_posts table in the databaseAffected if The shortcode is actively used on the site means the vulnerable feature is enabled
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Check for contributor-level or higher user accountsIn WordPress admin, go to Users and review the role assigned to each user. Contributor, Author, Editor, and Administrator roles all have contributor-level or higher permissionsAffected if There are users with Contributor, Author, Editor, or Administrator roles means the exploitation condition exists
A user is affected if they have Google Doc Embedder version 2.6.4 or lower AND use the gview/gdoc shortcode AND have at least one user with contributor-level or higher permissions on the site.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to version 2.6.5 or later. If immediate upgrade is not possible, disable the gview shortcode or restrict contributor-level user capabilities.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-0216 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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