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CVE-2025-12971

MEDIUM

4.3

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score4.3

SeverityMEDIUM

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published11/27/2025

Last Modified12/1/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-863

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/folders/trunk/includes/folders.class.php#L3291(security@wordfence.com)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3402986/(security@wordfence.com)

https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-12971/(security@wordfence.com)

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f3845071-8419-4bb2-b22d-f9ae22fb7d6a?source=cve(security@wordfence.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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