Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-14045URL Media Uploader <= 1.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Safe File Upload
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in URL Media Uploader from apprhyme. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The URL Media Uploader plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized safe file uploads due to a missing capability check on the url_media_uploader_url_upload_ajax_handler() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to upload safe media files.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| apprhyme | URL Media Uploader | 0 – through 1.0.1 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/57f09da9-0d2c-45db-b3ed-19a7c9f5a001?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/url-media-uploader/trunk/url-media-uploader.php#L52
- https://gist.github.com/jasoncarle/925401bb11833b1ced2342390e20718e
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/url-media-uploader/tags/1.0.1/url-media-uploader.php#L52