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GHSA-JW7H-J47J-QM3H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-04 09:31 – Updated: 2026-03-04 09:31

Details

The Enable Media Replace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the 'RemoveBackGroundViewController::load' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to replace any attachment with a removed background attachment.

Severity ?

5.4 (Medium)


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

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      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3473504/enable-media-replace#file26"
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CVE-2026-2732 (GCVE-0-2026-2732)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-04 06:26 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:43

Title

Enable Media Replace <= 4.1.7 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Attachment Change via Background Replace

Summary

Severity ?

5.4 (Medium)


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

CWE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

Wordfence

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enable…
	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enable…
	https://github.com/short-pixel-optimizer/enable-m…
	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3473…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	shortpixel	Enable Media Replace	Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.1.7 (semver)

Credits

Or Benit

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Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-JW7H-J47J-QM3H

CVE-2026-2732 (GCVE-0-2026-2732)

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