CVE-2025-12971

Published: Nov 27, 2025Modified: Dec 1, 2025

4.3

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 1.4

Source: security@wordfence.com (Secondary)

Description

The Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a misconfigured capability check on the 'wcp_change_post_folder' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to move arbitrary folder contents to arbitrary folders.

Related CWEs

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

References (4)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/folders/trunk/includes/folders.class.php#L3291

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3402986/

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-12971/

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f3845071-8419-4bb2-b22d-f9ae22fb7d6a?source=cve

Source: security@wordfence.com

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