Mediamatic – Media Library Folders: A security weakness
Mediamatic – Media Library Folders is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Mediamatic – Media Library Folders
- Plugin slug
mediamatic- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jan 13, 2023
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Jan 13, 2023 and is one of 5 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Mediamatic – Media Library Folders 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 Mediamatic – Media Library Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on its AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 2.8.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to change image categories, which it uses to arrange them in folder views.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N