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TI-2026-68044 Aliases CVE-2026-94278GHSA-rfmq-49f4-7xx9

Missing access control in File Media Renamer lets users rename files

Priority LOW 24CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

The File Media Renamer WordPress plugin through 1.3 does not verify that the requesting user is authorized to modify a given media attachment (CWE-284). A user with file-upload privileges can rename attachments owned by other users, including administrators, and corrupt stored site data that referenced the old file path. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

The File Media Renamer WordPress plugin through 1.3 does not verify that the requesting user is authorised to modify a given media attachment, allowing any user with file-upload privileges to rename attachments belonging to other users, including administrators, and to corrupt unrelated stored site data that referenced the old file path.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00215 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownFile Media Renamerup to 1.3—No fix listedCNA
  • File Media Renamer VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for File Media Renamer.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-94278
  2. 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-rfmq-49f4-7xx9
  3. 2026-10-06 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-10-06 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

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