PHP object injection in WordPress WP Media folders plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
The WP Media folders plugin by dbarrere, versions through 1.1.10, contains a deserialization flaw (CWE-502) that lets untrusted input be unserialized as PHP objects. A remote attacker with the Contributor role can exploit it without user interaction, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Description from the CNA
Contributor PHP Object Injection in WP Media folders <= 1.1.10 versions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for WP Media folders.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118075
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-mhf5-397r-h4r7
- 2026-10-31 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
Sources
- CVE-2026-118075 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118075 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mhf5-397r-h4r7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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