CVE-2026-2732

Enable Media Replace <= 4.1.7 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Attachment Change via Background Replace

2026-03-03 18:17
Or Benit

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 4.1.8
Affected Plugin
Enable Media Replace
Affected Version
<= 4.1.7
CVSS
5.4Medium
Weakness type
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
CVE
CVE-2026-2732
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At a glance

CVE-2026-2732 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Enable Media Replace WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 4.1.7. It carries a CVSS score of 5.4 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Author level or above. The issue is fixed in version 4.1.8; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed March 2026, reported by Or Benit.

Vulnerability Overview

The Enable Media Replace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the 'RemoveBackGroundViewController::load' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to replace any attachment with a removed background attachment.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Reaching this weakness in Enable Media Replace <= 4.1.7 takes an account at Author level or above. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.

Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For Enable Media Replace the fix is 4.1.8: builds <= 4.1.7 are affected, anything from 4.1.8 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 4.1.8, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: Enable Media Replace 4.1.8 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Login Security
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2732https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2c5f2dc8-67f7-4dbf-8631-f434522f1b53https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2732

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