Description
The Wicked Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the ajax_edit_folder function in versions up to, and including, 2.18.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to invoke this function and perform actions intended for administrators such as modifying the folder structure maintained by the plugin.
Published: 2023-02-08
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-12744 The Wicked Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the ajax_edit_folder function in versions up to, and including, 2.18.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to invoke this function and perform actions intended for administrators such as modifying the folder structure maintained by the plugin.
History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Missing Authorization on ajax_edit_folder
Weaknesses CWE-862
References

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Wickedplugins Wicked Folders
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:47:06.156Z

Reserved: 2023-02-07T16:21:01.872Z

Link: CVE-2023-0716

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:17:50.352Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-08T02:15:08.017

Modified: 2026-04-08T18:17:44.273

Link: CVE-2023-0716

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Weaknesses