Media Folder

Media Folder has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2025; it remains unpatched as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.1, and the most serious one scores 6.1 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).

The one issue recorded for Media Folder has no published fix yet, which makes virtual patching the only reliable mitigation. The oldest unresolved one dates back to 2025.

All of these findings were reported by Nguyen Xuan Chien. Media Folder is installed on roughly 100 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 4.8.30.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
6.1/ 10
Patch Coverage0%
Open

1

Fixed

0

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Most severe open issueCVSS 6.1CVE-2025-52786

Media Folder <= 1.0.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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Vulnerability Records

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Latestv1.0.0
5.0(1)
100/100
Last Updated
2016-12-21 (10y ago)
Active Installs
100+
Downloads
12,729
Requires WP
3.0.1+
Requires PHP
0+
Tested up to
WP 4.8.30
Created
2015-06-18 (11y ago)

Attach media files to a common parent post, easily upload and list the content of the folder using a shortcode. This plugin is intended for developers to use as it will facilitate the client to add pictures to a slider for instance. Media Folder offers the possibility to virtually group attachements behing to a single hidden post type, the “folder”.

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