🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2024-1653

MEDIUM 4.3

Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Missing Authorization in categorifyAjaxUpdateFolderPosition

CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The Categorify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the categorifyAjaxUpdateFolderPosition in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update the folder position of categories as well as update the metadata of other taxonomies.

CWE CWE-862
Vendor frenify
Product categorify – wordpress media library category & file manager
Published Feb 27, 2024
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

frenify / Categorify – WordPress Media Library Category & File Manager
0 ≤ 1.0.7.4

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45badd20-1ba8-44be-8a7c-2ce21261e208?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3034410/categorify

Credits

Francesco Carlucci