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TI-2026-85371 Aliases CVE-2026-107787GHSA-g4cm-95vw-hm27

Missing authorization in CatFolders lets subscribers reset folder ownership

Priority LOW 14CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
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 CatFolders WordPress plugin before 2.5.7 lacks authorization checks on a folder maintenance action. An authenticated remote attacker with a subscriber role or higher can reset the per-user ownership of every media folder and disable the plugin's user restriction setting. The CWE-862 weakness is missing authorization. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

The CatFolders WordPress plugin before 2.5.7 does not have authorisation checks on a folder maintenance action, allowing users with a role as low as subscriber to reset the per-user ownership of every media folder and disable the CatFolders WordPress plugin before 2.5.7's user restriction setting.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00133 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed CatFolders (Unknown): 2.5.7

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
UnknownCatFoldersbefore 2.5.72.5.7Patch availableCNA
  • CatFolders VendorUnknown Affected before 2.5.7 Fixed in 2.5.7 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update CatFolders to version 2.5.7.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

  • Fix · CNA CatFolders (Unknown) Fixed in 2.5.7

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    CatFolders 2.5.7

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-85370 CatFolders WordPress plugin SQL injection via sortFile settingPriority LOW 30
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Timeline

  1. 2026-11-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107787
  2. 2026-11-05 Alias added: GHSA-g4cm-95vw-hm27
  3. 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-11-06 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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