CVE-2025-0865
What it is
The WP Media Category Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions 2.0 to 2.3.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wp_mcm_handle_action_settings() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to alter plugin settings, such as the taxonomy used for media, the base slug for media categories, and the default media category via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-352 · Cross-site request forgery
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- de-baat WP Media Category Management < 2.4.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Fix and advisories
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-media-category-management/tags/2.3.3/include/admin/class-WP_MCM_Render_Settings.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-media-category-management/trunk/include/admin/class-WP_MCM_Settings.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-media-category-management/trunk/include/class-WP_MCM_Options.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3242626/wp-media-category-management/trunk/include/admin/class-WP_MCM_Settings.php
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-media-category-management/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0d42ca2f-f061-4cd1-812b-46d42c440498?source=cve