TI-2026-01550 Aliases CVE-2026-1883 GHSA-w8w9-p22v-m9jp

Wicked Folders <= 4.1.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Folder Deletion

LOW 20CWE-639Published 2026-03-15 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

The Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.0 via the delete_folders() function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary folders created by other users.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00242 15th 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
wickedplugins	Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types	up to 4.1.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types Vendorwickedplugins Affected up to 4.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wickedplugins:wicked_folders::::::::	—	—	wickedplugins

cpe:2.3:a:wickedplugins:wicked_folders:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·wickedplugins

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-1883
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8w9-p22v-m9jp

References

Other 2

TI-2021-07199 Wicked Folders < 2.18.10 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-00682 Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Missing Authorization on ajax_save_folder_order CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2023-00681 Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Missing Authorization on ajax_save_sort_order CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2023-00680 Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Missing Authorization on ajax_save_folder CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2023-00679 Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Missing Authorization via ajax_delete_folder CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2023-00678 Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Missing Authorization on ajax_edit_folder CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

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Sources

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