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.
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Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Galdub
Galdub folders
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Galdub
Galdub folders
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title Folders <= 3.1.5 - Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Folder Content Manipulation
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-03T21:21:20.770Z

Reserved: 2025-11-10T17:57:13.316Z

Link: CVE-2025-12971

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-03T21:21:15.829Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-11-27T13:15:58.547

Modified: 2025-12-01T15:39:33.110

Link: CVE-2025-12971

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-11-28T08:51:25Z

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