🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2023-0293

MEDIUM 4.3

Mediamatic – Media Library Folders <= 2.8.1 - Missing Authorization

CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-862
Vendor plugincraft
Product mediamatic – media library folders
Published Jan 13, 2023
Last Updated Apr 8, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

plugincraft / Mediamatic – Media Library Folders
0 ≤ 2.8.1

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e5c87ae0-9a53-4292-a4d3-05b3bdb37b71?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mediamatic/trunk/inc/sidebar.php?rev=2652957#L343 wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e5c87ae0-9a53-4292-a4d3-05b3bdb37b71

Credits

Marco Wotschka