CVE-2025-12640

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager <= 3.1.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Media Replacement

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: January 8, 2026 at 02:21 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:32 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFolders

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthorized Arbitrary Media Replacement in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.5. This is due to missing object-level authorization checks in the handle_folders_file_upload() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to replace arbitrary media files from the WordPress Media Library.

Affected

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

Folders· Premiowordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 3.1.5

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

4.3MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-862

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