Missing access control in File Media Renamer lets users rename files
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
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 | File Media Renamer | up to 1.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- 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
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-94278
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-rfmq-49f4-7xx9
- 2026-10-06 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-06 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-94278 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-94278 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rfmq-49f4-7xx9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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