Vulnerability · Published Jan 8, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-12640Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager <= 3.1.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Media Replacement
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager from premio. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthorized Arbitrary Media Replacement in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.5. This is due to missing object-level authorization checks in the handle_folders_file_upload() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to replace arbitrary media files from the WordPress Media Library.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| premio | Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager | 0 – through 3.1.5 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N