CVE-2023-0293

Mediamatic – Media Library Folders <= 2.8.1 - Missing Authorization

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: January 13, 2023 at 07:44 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:25 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsMediamaticMediamatic

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Mediamatic· Frenifywordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 2.8.1
Mediamatic· Plugincraftwordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 2.8.1

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-862

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