Media Library Organizer 2.0.4 - 2.1.3 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Taxonomy Term Creation
Priority LOW 13CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Media Library Organizer WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 does not verify that the requesting user holds the target taxonomy's management capability before creating a new term, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to create publicly visible terms in any taxonomy registered on the site.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00168 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Media Library Organizer (Unknown): 2.1.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Media Library Organizer | 2.0.4 to before 2.1.4 | 2.1.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Media Library Organizer VendorUnknown Affected 2.0.4 to before 2.1.4 Fixed in 2.1.4 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Media Library Organizer (Unknown) Fixed in 2.1.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-94297
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pq2-mhxv-3hgx
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-94297 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-94297 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5pq2-mhxv-3hgx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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