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CVE-2025-12041: ERI File Library <= 1.1.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Protected File Download

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 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: 2025-10-31 · updated 2026-10-07
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The ERI File Library plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'erifl_file' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download files restricted to specific user roles.

Affected products

• apos37 ERI File Library: through 1.1.0

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3385895%40eri-file-library&new=3385895%40eri-file-library
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/16e1d37a-4eb7-45dc-8993-a501fb2aaf73?source=cve

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