FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager: A security weakness
FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least author-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager
- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 18, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-285 — Improper Authorization
This CVE was published Oct 18, 2025 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the /filebird/v1/fb-wipe-clear-all-data function in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to reset all of the plugin's configuration data.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N