CVE-2025-12640

MEDIUM

Folders - Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages...

Title source: llm

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.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3402986/folders/tags/3.1.6/includes/media.replace.php

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ac6432a4-6597-4d1e-b63d-c007a301d1b2?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0016

EPSS Percentile 5.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (2)

galdub/Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager < 3.1.5

premio/Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager < 3.1.5

Published Jan 08, 2026

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026