CVE-2025-12971 (GCVE-0-2025-12971)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-27 12:31 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:32
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Folders <= 3.1.5 - Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Folder Content Manipulation
Summary
The Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a misconfigured capability check on the 'wcp_change_post_folder' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to move arbitrary folder contents to arbitrary folders.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-03 21:21 UTC
CWE
- CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| premio | Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 3.1.5
(semver)
|
guessed |
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