CVE-2025-0865 (GCVE-0-2025-0865)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-02-19 07:32 – Updated: 2025-02-19 21:18
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WP Media Category Management 2.0 - 2.3.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Summary
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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-19 21:18 UTC
CWE
- CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
6 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| debaat | WP Media Category Management |
Affected:
2.0 , ≤ 2.3.3
(semver)
|
guessed |
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