Phoenix Media Rename

Phoenix Media Rename has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2021; it is fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 4.3, and the most serious one scores 4.3 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Improper Access Control, behind 1 of the records (100%).

The one issue recorded for Phoenix Media Rename has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes it.

All of these findings were reported by apple502j. Phoenix Media Rename is installed on roughly 50,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium

4.3/ 10

Patch Coverage100%

Open

Fixed

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 4.3CVE-2021-24816

Phoenix Media Rename <= 3.4.2 - Author Arbitrary Media File Renaming

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Vulnerability Records

1 records


2021-10-06 00:00	Phoenix Media Rename <= 3.4.2 - Author Arbitrary Media File Renaming Phoenix Media Rename <= 3.4.2	`CVE-2021-24816`	4.3 Medium	apple502j	Yes

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Latestv3.13.4

Phoenix Media Rename

Author

crossi72

4.7(75)

94/100

Last Updated

2026-09-08 (5d ago)

Active Installs

50,000+

Downloads

1,563,080

Requires WP

5.0+

Requires PHP

8.0+

Tested up to

WP 7.1

Created

2016-08-29 (10y ago)

Greatly improve your SEO: rename your media files with the “Phoenix Media Rename” plugin. A complete guide to use and configure Phoenix Media Rename is available at Phoenix Media Rename official page

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