CVE-2025-14508
📋 TL;DR
The MediaCommander WordPress plugin has an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users with Author-level permissions or higher to delete all folder organization data via the import-csv REST API endpoint. This affects all WordPress sites using the plugin up to version 2.3.1, potentially allowing attackers to disrupt media management structures.
💻 Affected Systems
- MediaCommander – Bring Folders to Media, Posts, and Pages WordPress plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Malicious Author-level users delete all folder organization data, causing complete loss of media categorization and disrupting site content management workflows.
Likely Case
Author-level users accidentally or intentionally delete folder structures they shouldn't have access to, requiring administrator intervention to restore organization.
If Mitigated
With proper user access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to isolated incidents that can be quickly detected and addressed.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires Author-level WordPress credentials and knowledge of the REST API endpoint.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.3.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3417928/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find MediaCommander plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 2.3.2+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable REST API endpoint
allRemove or restrict access to the vulnerable import-csv endpoint
Add to theme functions.php: remove_action('rest_api_init', 'mediacommander_rest_api_init');
Restrict user capabilities
allTemporarily remove upload_files capability from Author-level users
Add to theme functions.php: add_filter('user_has_cap', 'restrict_author_caps', 10, 4); function restrict_author_caps($allcaps, $caps, $args, $user) { if ($user->has_cap('author')) { unset($allcaps['upload_files']); } return $allcaps; }
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the MediaCommander plugin entirely until patched
- Implement strict monitoring of Author-level user activities and REST API calls
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → MediaCommander version. If version is 2.3.1 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=mediacommander --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows 2.3.2 or higher in WordPress admin.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- REST API calls to /wp-json/mediacommander/v1/import-csv endpoint
- Multiple folder deletion events in MediaCommander logs
- Unusual activity from Author-level user accounts
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-json/mediacommander/v1/import-csv with delete parameters
- Increased REST API traffic from non-admin users
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "mediacommander" AND "import-csv" AND ("DELETE" OR "remove")🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mediacommander/trunk/includes/Models/FoldersModel.php#L793
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mediacommander/trunk/includes/Rest/Controllers/FoldersController.php#L127
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3417928/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9102fe7e-7baa-4bc0-879f-cc7df1ea13d2?source=cve
