Vulnerability · Published Jan 13, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2023-0293Mediamatic – Media Library Folders <= 2.8.1 - Missing Authorization

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in Mediamatic – Media Library Folders from plugincraft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
plugincraft Mediamatic – Media Library Folders 0 – through 2.8.1

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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