WordPress Media Author Plugin <= 1.0.4 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability
Priority LOW 25CWE-266Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.
Summary
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in John Luetke Media Author media-author allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Media Author: from n/a through <= 1.0.4.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00318 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Luetke | Media Author | up to 1.0.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Media Author VendorJohn Luetke Affected up to 1.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-58841
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j5m3-h4xf-6rr9
Sources
- CVE-2025-58841 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-58841 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j5m3-h4xf-6rr9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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