Media folder Addon < 4.1.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The wp-media-folder-addon WordPress plugin before 4.1.7 does not validate a user-supplied parameter before using it in a file read operation in two AJAX actions available to unauthenticated users, leading to Arbitrary File Disclosure and Server-Side Request Forgery on sites where a cloud storage connection has been configured. This is an incomplete fix of CVE-2026-9690, whose patch hardened only one of the affected cloud-storage handlers and left the others unpatched.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | wp-media-folder-addon | before 4.1.7 | 4.1.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- wp-media-folder-addon VendorUnknown Affected before 4.1.7 Fixed in 4.1.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA wp-media-folder-addon (Unknown) Fixed in 4.1.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-11974
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fj8r-hgww-qgmw
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-11974 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-11974 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fj8r-hgww-qgmw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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