Unauthorized Arbitrary Media Replacement in Folders Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-12640

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Folders – Unlimited Folders To Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 January 2026

What is CVE-2025-12640?

The Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library plugin for WordPress is susceptible to an issue that allows authenticated users with Author-level permissions and higher to replace any media file within the WordPress Media Library. This vulnerability arises from inadequate object-level authorization checks in the handle_folders_file_upload() function, potentially compromising site security and the integrity of uploaded media. Users are urged to upgrade to version 3.1.6 or later to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 0 <= 3.1.5

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3402986/fold...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Md. Moniruzzaman Prodhan
.