WP Media Category Management 2.0 - 2.3.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update

2025-02-18 19:23
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Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.4.0
Affected Version2.0 – 2.3.3
CVSS6.5Medium
CVECVE-2025-0865
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Vulnerability Overview

The WP Media Category Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions 2.0 to 2.3.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wp_mcm_handle_action_settings() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to alter plugin settings, such as the taxonomy used for media, the base slug for media categories, and the default media category via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.4.0, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)) The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.

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