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CVE-2025-0935: Media Library Folders <= 8.3.0 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Change

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-02-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Media Library Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings change due to a missing capability check on several AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 8.3.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to change plugin settings related to things such as IP-blocking.

Affected products

• maxfoundry Media Library Folders: before 8.3.1 — fixed in 8.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: maxfoundry Media Library Folders 8.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-plus/trunk/media-library-plus.php#L6296
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-plus/trunk/media-library-plus.php#L697
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-plus/trunk/media-library-plus.php#L7198
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3234676/media-library-plus/trunk/media-library-plus.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6f810102-cf25-4898-a3a6-3cdc9a96aaea?source=cve

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