CVE-2025-12971
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-11-27
Last updated on: 2025-11-27
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
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| wordpress | folders | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-863 | The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in the Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager plugin for WordPress, where a misconfigured capability check in the 'wcp_change_post_folder' function allows authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to move folder contents arbitrarily. This means such users can modify data they should not be authorized to change by moving files or folders to different locations within the media library.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability allows authenticated users with Contributor-level access or above to move arbitrary folder contents to arbitrary folders, which can lead to unauthorized modification of data. This could disrupt the organization of media files, potentially causing confusion, data mismanagement, or unauthorized changes to content structure within the WordPress site.